Winery Benjamin Darnault - Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer

Winery Benjamin DarnaultCru La Liviniere L'Enfer

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer of Winery Benjamin Darnault is a red wine from the region of Minervois La Livinière 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 Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer from the Winery Benjamin Darnault

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer of Winery Benjamin Darnault in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer of Winery Benjamin Darnault in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black raspberry or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Benjamin Darnault's Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer.

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

Discover the grape variety: Couston

Couston noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 bunches, and small grapes. The Couston noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer - 2015
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer - 2011
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Cru La Liviniere L'Enfer from Winery Benjamin Darnault are 2011, 2015

Informations about the Winery Benjamin Darnault

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois La Livinière in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Benjamin Darnault is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 35000 of of France wines
In the top 3000 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Minervois La Livinière

The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.


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: Spicy

Said of a wine whose taste and aromas are reminiscent of spices.

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