The Winery Berlou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Berlou wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Berlou 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 Winery Berlou wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Berlou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef kidney, pasta with porcini mushrooms or sauté of veal with tomato.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Berlou. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Berlou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.
How Winery Berlou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, leg of lamb with crust or chicken pie.
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
How Winery Berlou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, obelix's boar leg in the oven or paella from an old spanish grandmother....
Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.
How Winery Berlou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chinese fried shrimp ravioli, quiche without eggs or goat's cheese sandwich with honey.
In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Berlou. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Winery Berlou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, paella valenciana (without seafood) or sublime fish and shrimp colombo.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Berlou. is a .
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
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White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
