Winery AndrieuFontaine de Caylus Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Fontaine de Caylus Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Fontaine de Caylus Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Fontaine de Caylus Minervois
The Fontaine de Caylus Minervois of Winery Andrieu matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, the corsican soup or veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Andrieu's Fontaine de Caylus Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Chelois
Interspecific cross between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 5593 Seibel (880 Seibel x 4202 Seibel) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). The Chelois is related to the De Chaunac and the Chancellor. It has been propagated in Canada since 1946 and 1948 for the United States, in France it is no longer planted, therefore no longer present in the vineyard and almost disappearing.
Informations about the Winery Andrieu
The Winery Andrieu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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DWWA 2023 Platinum: The 97 point wines to seek out now
‘Platinum is very hard-fought’ says co-chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘It’s like something in the Premier League’, she adds, ‘but getting there means it’s going to be something special.’ The Decanter World Wine Awards judging process for Platinum begins after a meticulous first round of tasting, where all entries – this year a record 18,250 – are examined by regional specialists to determine Bronze, Silver, Gold or no award. All wines awarded 95 points (a Gold med ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
DWWA 2023 Platinum: The 97 point wines to seek out now
‘Platinum is very hard-fought’ says co-chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘It’s like something in the Premier League’, she adds, ‘but getting there means it’s going to be something special.’ The Decanter World Wine Awards judging process for Platinum begins after a meticulous first round of tasting, where all entries – this year a record 18,250 – are examined by regional specialists to determine Bronze, Silver, Gold or no award. All wines awarded 95 points (a Gold med ...
The word of the wine: Virile
Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.
