Château CabezacBelvèze Grande Cuvée
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.
The Belvèze Grande Cuvée of the Château Cabezac is in the top 10 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Belvèze Grande Cuvée from the Château Cabezac
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Belvèze Grande Cuvée of Château Cabezac 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 Belvèze Grande Cuvée of Château Cabezac in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of leather, black fruits or dark fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Belvèze Grande Cuvée
Pairings that work perfectly with Belvèze Grande Cuvée
Original food and wine pairings with Belvèze Grande Cuvée
The Belvèze Grande Cuvée of Château Cabezac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, ricotta and spinach lasagna or curried veal roulades.
Details and technical informations about Château Cabezac's Belvèze Grande Cuvée.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Belvèze Grande Cuvée from Château Cabezac are 2003, 2014, 2011, 2009 and 2008.
Informations about the Château Cabezac
The Château Cabezac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Olfaction
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
