Winery Calmel & JosephLes Cuvées Rares Les Elmes
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 Cuvées Rares Les Elmes from the Winery Calmel & Joseph
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes 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 Cuvées Rares Les Elmes of Winery Calmel & Joseph in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes
Original food and wine pairings with Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes
The Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes of Winery Calmel & Joseph matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beer goulash, pho soup or veal tagine with artichokes and lemons.
Details and technical informations about Winery Calmel & Joseph's Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes.
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 Les Cuvées Rares Les Elmes from Winery Calmel & Joseph are 2017
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 Collioure to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Collioure
Roussillon AOC on the Côte Vermeille, spectacular schist terrace vineyards facing the Mediterranean (up to 40% slope). Signature powerful, sun-drenched reds with signature notes of black blackberry, candied black cherry, garrigue, rosemary, cocoa and a spicy touch, firm tannins and warm palate — blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre (min. 60%), Cinsault and Carignan. Round red-fruit rosés.
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: Light (taste of)
Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.
