The Château Avernus is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Côtes du Roussillon Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Avernus wines in Côtes du Roussillon Villages among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Avernus wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Avernus wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Avernus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, celery, apple and comté salad for kids or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages is located in the region of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Clos des Fées or the Domaine de Rombeau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages are Mourvèdre, Lledoner pelut and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Roussillon Villages often reveals types of flavors of cherry, anise or black plum and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or fennel.
In the mouth of Côtes du Roussillon Villages is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 203 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes du Roussillon Villages, producing 525 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes du Roussillon Villages go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
How Château Avernus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lasagna bolognese or blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker).
On the nose the red wine of Château Avernus. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, violet or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black currant, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Avernus. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
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Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
