La Cave d'Augustin Florent - Saint-Chinian

La Cave d'Augustin FlorentSaint-Chinian

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Saint-Chinian of La Cave d'Augustin Florent is a red wine from the region of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Saint-Chinian from the La Cave d'Augustin Florent

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Saint-Chinian of La Cave d'Augustin Florent in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

Wine with earth taste

smoke

On the nose the Saint-Chinian of La Cave d'Augustin Florent in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, black fruits or non oak.

Details and technical informations about La Cave d'Augustin Florent's Saint-Chinian.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Saint-Chinian - 2018
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Saint-Chinian - 2017
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Saint-Chinian - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Saint-Chinian - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Saint-Chinian - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 311100
Saint-Chinian - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Saint-Chinian - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of Saint-Chinian from La Cave d'Augustin Florent are 2016, 2009, 2018, 2015 and 2017.

Informations about the La Cave d'Augustin Florent

The winery offers 133 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The La Cave d'Augustin Florent is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 135 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 55000 of of France wines
In the top 8500 of of Saint-Chinian wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.


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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The word of the wine: Decanting

A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

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