Winery Borie La Vitarele - Les Crès

Winery Borie La VitareleLes Crès

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Crès of Winery Borie La Vitarele 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 Les Crès from the Winery Borie La Vitarele

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Crès of Winery Borie La Vitarele 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

white pepper

On the nose the Les Crès of Winery Borie La Vitarele in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, white pepper or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Borie La Vitarele's Les Crès.

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

Les Crès - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Crès - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Les Crès - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 411110
Les Crès - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Crès - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Crès - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Crès - 2010
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Les Crès from Winery Borie La Vitarele are 2010, 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Borie La Vitarele

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Borie La Vitarele is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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 10000 of of France wines
In the top 250 of of Saint-Chinian wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 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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