Château CastignoSecret des Dieux
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 Secret des Dieux of the Château Castigno is in the top 10 of wines of Saint-Chinian.
Taste structure of the Secret des Dieux from the Château Castigno
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Secret des Dieux of Château Castigno 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 Secret des Dieux of Château Castigno in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or black fruits.
Food and wine pairings with Secret des Dieux
Pairings that work perfectly with Secret des Dieux
Original food and wine pairings with Secret des Dieux
The Secret des Dieux of Château Castigno matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, leek pie or veal fillet stroganoff.
Details and technical informations about Château Castigno's Secret des Dieux.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelet
Interspecific crossing between 5455 Seibel and 4938 Seibel (see graph of parentage by clicking here!) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). This direct-producing hybrid has been very little cultivated in France, in the United States white wines were produced.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Secret des Dieux from Château Castigno are 2015, 2012, 2013, 2010 and 2009.
Informations about the Château Castigno
The Château Castigno is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.
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: Burgundy melon
A white grape variety from Burgundy that is not widely used in its native region, but has spread to the Nantes region. It is the exclusive variety of Muscadet. It gives a dry pale yellow wine, supple and lively, with an intense bouquet, to which maturing on lees gives fatness and aromatic complexity.
