Winery CastelBarryCol du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux
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 Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux of the Winery CastelBarry is in the top 20 of wines of Montpeyroux.
Taste structure of the Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux from the Winery CastelBarry
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux of Winery CastelBarry in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux
Pairings that work perfectly with Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux
Original food and wine pairings with Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux
The Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux of Winery CastelBarry matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, pasta with mussels or delicious veal stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery CastelBarry's Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux.
Discover the grape variety: Villard
Villard blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). 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 large bunches and large grapes. The white Villard can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Col du Vent Prestige Montpeyroux from Winery CastelBarry are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery CastelBarry
The Winery CastelBarry is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Montpeyroux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montpeyroux
The wine region of Montpeyroux is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gil Morrot or the Domaine Alain Chabanon produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montpeyroux are Mourvèdre, Gamay noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montpeyroux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, microbio or cedar.
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.
News related to this wine
At the heart of the Mâcon terroir
In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bray, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
