Winery Calmel & JosephLes Crus Caramany
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 Crus Caramany from the Winery Calmel & Joseph
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Crus Caramany of Winery Calmel & Joseph 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 Crus Caramany of Winery Calmel & Joseph in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blueberry, plum or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Crus Caramany
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Crus Caramany
Original food and wine pairings with Les Crus Caramany
The Les Crus Caramany of Winery Calmel & Joseph matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of bernard's potée, lasagna calabrese or veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer).
Details and technical informations about Winery Calmel & Joseph's Les Crus Caramany.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
Elegant, taut reds with a pale ruby colour (often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo), fine tannins and high acidity, on aromas of red cherry, raspberry, Mediterranean herbs, dried flowers, spices, graphite and volcanic mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Etna Rosso DOC, thriving on the black lava flows of the north and east contrade. Also in Faro DOC. Native Sicilian high-altitude grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Crus Caramany from Winery Calmel & Joseph are 2015, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Calmel & Joseph
The Winery Calmel & Joseph is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 94 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Sunny cru of the Pyrénées-Orientales (above Côtes du Roussillon): signature Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan as exclusive king reds - concentrated and fleshy with notes of ripe black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum), garrigue, cocoa, spices, liquorice and a mineral touch, coated tannins and a long finish (12. 5° min). Communal mentions (Tautavel, Lesquerde, Caramany, Latour). AOC (1977), schist, gneiss and limestone, hot windy Mediterranean climate.
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: Removal of shoes
In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.
