Winery Castell des HospicesBanyuls Grand Cru
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
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The Banyuls Grand Cru of Winery Castell des Hospices matches generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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Discover the grape variety: Mavrud
A very old grape variety whose origin is still uncertain, it is thought to have come from Greece, and for others its origin is Bulgarian from the Thrace plain where it is still widely cultivated. It can be found in Romania, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Castell des Hospices
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The wine region of Banyuls Grand Cru
The wine region of Banyuls Grand Cru is located in the region of Banyuls of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terres des Templiers or the Domaine Terres des Templiers produce mainly wines natural sweet and red. On the nose of Banyuls Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of oak, coffee or raisin and sometimes also flavors of apricot, red fruit or vegetal. We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Banyuls Grand Cru, producing 31 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
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 largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
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The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)
Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.
