Winery Andréa CalekBabiole
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Babiole of Winery Andréa Calek in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Babiole
Pairings that work perfectly with Babiole
Original food and wine pairings with Babiole
The Babiole of Winery Andréa Calek matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, shoulder of lamb with a spoon or coconut chicken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Andréa Calek's Babiole.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Babiole from Winery Andréa Calek are 2011, 2016, 2015, 2019 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Andréa Calek
The Winery Andréa Calek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Intermediate category between AOC and Vin de France (renamed IGP in 2009), 27% of national volume. Accessible, expressive wines defined by their grape: opulent Chardonnay, lively Sauvignon, round Merlot, peppery Syrah, floral Viognier with apricot. 76 IGP in France at 3 scales: regional (Pays d'Oc, Méditerranée, Val de Loire), departmental or local. Flexible rules, wide range of permitted grapes, free grape and vintage labelling.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
The single-grape IGP par excellence: modern, accessible, frank and fruity wines, the popular signature of the Midi. Spicy Syrah reds (pepper, blackberry), round Merlot, structured Cabernet, generous Grenache, supple Cinsault. Crisp, tangy rosés. Opulent Chardonnay whites, lively Sauvignon, floral, apricoty Viognier.
The word of the wine: Reasoned (agriculture)
Conventional agriculture but concerned with limiting synthetic treatments as much as possible.
