Cave des Vignerons de Saint-ChinianLou Castan Monts de la Grage
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Lou Castan Monts de la Grage
Pairings that work perfectly with Lou Castan Monts de la Grage
Original food and wine pairings with Lou Castan Monts de la Grage
The Lou Castan Monts de la Grage of Cave des Vignerons de Saint-Chinian matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with cider, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or lamb kebab.
Details and technical informations about Cave des Vignerons de Saint-Chinian's Lou Castan Monts de la Grage.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot
Pinot blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and small to medium sized grapes. Pinot Blanc can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire Valley, Champagne, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Jura, Beaujolais, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lou Castan Monts de la Grage from Cave des Vignerons de Saint-Chinian are 2014
Informations about the Cave des Vignerons de Saint-Chinian
The Cave des Vignerons de Saint-Chinian is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 68 wines for sale in the of Hérault to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hérault
The wine region of Hérault is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange des Pères or the Domaine La Grange des Pères produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hérault are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hérault often reveals types of flavors of minerality, yellow apple or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of nutty, anise or stone fruit.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...
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The word of the wine: Generous
Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).
