Winery Benjamin DarnaultCru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut
Red wine
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 Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut from the Winery Benjamin Darnault
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut 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
On the nose the Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut of Winery Benjamin Darnault in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut
Pairings that work perfectly with Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut
Original food and wine pairings with Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut
The Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut of Winery Benjamin Darnault matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef in white wine, the real recipe for carbonara or escargots à la bordelaise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benjamin Darnault's Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut.
Discover the grape variety: Voltis
Wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified), resulting from an interspecific cross, obtained in 2002, between Villaris and Mtp 3159-2-12 (for the latter, one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.). Little multiplied, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cru La Livinière Calamiac-le-Baut from Winery Benjamin Darnault are 2017, 2011, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Benjamin Darnault
The Winery Benjamin Darnault is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 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.
The word of the wine: Sulphiting
Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.
