Château Cabezac - Belvèze Grande Cuvée

Château CabezacBelvèze Grande Cuvée

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Belvèze Grande Cuvée of Château Cabezac is a red wine from the region of Minervois 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.
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

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

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.

Details and technical informations about Château Cabezac's Belvèze Grande Cuvée.

Winemaker
Gontran Dondain
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

Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2016
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2014
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2013
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2011
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2009
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2008
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Belvèze Grande Cuvée - 2007
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Belvèze Grande Cuvée from Château Cabezac are 2003, 2014, 2011, 2009 and 2008.

Informations about the Château Cabezac

The winery offers 25 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 Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 1500 of of France wines
In the top 10 of of Minervois wines
In the top 4500 of red wines
In the top 6000 wines of the world

The wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.


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: Roast (taste of)

Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.

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