Winery Borie La VitareleLes Schistes
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 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
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.
Food and wine pairings with Les Schistes
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Schistes
Original food and wine pairings with Les Schistes
The Les Schistes of Winery Borie La Vitarele matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, tagliatelle with spinach cream or veal shoulder with cream and tarragon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Borie La Vitarele's Les Schistes.
Discover the grape variety: Gaglioppo
A very old grape variety cultivated in southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, etc.), the Greeks and Romans already knew it. It is related to sangiovese and mantonico bianco. According to Pierre Galet, Magliocco is identical to Galioppo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Schistes from Winery Borie La Vitarele are 2008, 2011, 2016, 2010 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Borie La Vitarele
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.
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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The word of the wine: Musky
Characteristic of the musk smell.
