Winery Calmel & Joseph - Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques

Winery Calmel & JosephLes Cuvées Rares Les Arques

3.8
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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 Cuvées Rares Les Arques of Winery Calmel & Joseph 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.

Taste structure of the Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques from the Winery Calmel & Joseph

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques 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

Wine with oak taste

nutmeg

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques of Winery Calmel & Joseph in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Calmel & Joseph's Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques.

Winemaker
Calmel & Joseph
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Baco

Baco blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Landes). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. It should be noted that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by bunches of medium to large size, and grapes of medium to large size. Baco blanc is found in the vineyards of Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques - 2015
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques - 2011
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Les Cuvées Rares Les Arques from Winery Calmel & Joseph are 2015, 2011

Informations about the Winery Calmel & Joseph

The winery offers 66 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Calmel & Joseph is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 75 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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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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