Winery Borie La Vitarele - Les Schistes

Winery Borie La VitareleLes Schistes

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 Schistes 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 Schistes from the Winery Borie La Vitarele

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Schistes 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 oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, eucalyptus

On the nose the Les Schistes of Winery Borie La Vitarele in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Italia

Intraspecific cross between Bicane and Hamburg Muscat obtained in Italy in 1911 by Luigi and Alberto Pirovano of Vaprio d'Adda, entered in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Schistes - 2017
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Schistes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 411110
Les Schistes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Les Schistes - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Schistes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Schistes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Schistes - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Les Schistes from Winery Borie La Vitarele are 2008, 2016, 2011, 2010 and 2017.

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.

The word of the wine: Full

A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.

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