Winery Alliance MinervoisCité de Carcassonne Rouge
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Cité de Carcassonne Rouge from the Winery Alliance Minervois
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cité de Carcassonne Rouge of Winery Alliance Minervois in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cité de Carcassonne Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cité de Carcassonne Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cité de Carcassonne Rouge
The Cité de Carcassonne Rouge of Winery Alliance Minervois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), capellini with vegetables or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alliance Minervois's Cité de Carcassonne Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Informations about the Winery Alliance Minervois
The Winery Alliance Minervois is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Cite de Carcassonne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cite de Carcassonne
The wine region of Cite de Carcassonne is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Grands Chais de France or the Domaine Foncalieu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cite de Carcassonne are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cite de Carcassonne often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, apricot or black currant and sometimes also flavors of smoke, tobacco or cedar.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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