Winery CastelmaureLa Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières
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 La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières of the Winery Castelmaure is in the top 40 of wines of Corbières.
Taste structure of the La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières from the Winery Castelmaure
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières of Winery Castelmaure 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 La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières of Winery Castelmaure in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières
Pairings that work perfectly with La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières
Original food and wine pairings with La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières
The La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières of Winery Castelmaure matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of enchiladas franchouillards, salmon and spinach lasagna or osso buco with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castelmaure's La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Cloutade d'Ambre Corbières from Winery Castelmaure are 2016, 2015, 2018, 2017
Informations about the Winery Castelmaure
The Winery Castelmaure is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
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.
The word of the wine: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
