Cave de CrouseillesLa Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Food and wine pairings with La Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran
Pairings that work perfectly with La Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran
Original food and wine pairings with La Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran
The La Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran of Cave de Crouseilles matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Crouseilles's La Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Powerful, tannic reds with inky colour and dense texture, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, leather, liquorice and smoky notes. Very high ageing potential and polyphenol content (health reputation). Star of Madiran AOC in Béarn and the national grape of Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado). Also grown in Irouléguy and Tursan. Late-ripening red variety from south-west France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Petiòta Église des Vignes Madiran from Cave de Crouseilles are 2016, 2013, 2010
Informations about the Cave de Crouseilles
The Cave de Crouseilles is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 74 wines for sale in the of Madiran to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Madiran
South-West capital of age-worthy reds at the foot of the Pyrenees: signature Tannat as king red (60-80%) — black robe and powerful profile with notes of raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, spices, liquorice, undergrowth and a leather touch, signature dense and nervy tannins, firm structure and 10-30 years ageing softening to velvet. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as backup. AOC (1948) over Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, clay-limestones and silico-clays.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
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.
