Winery Cellier des CigalesMuscat de Mireval Grande Reserve Collection de Cigdes
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat de Mireval Grande Reserve Collection de Cigdes
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat de Mireval Grande Reserve Collection de Cigdes
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat de Mireval Grande Reserve Collection de Cigdes
The Muscat de Mireval Grande Reserve Collection de Cigdes of Winery Cellier des Cigales matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken curry samoussas or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cellier des Cigales's Muscat de Mireval Grande Reserve Collection de Cigdes.
Discover the grape variety: Mérille
Supple, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, soft tannins and a charming palate, showing simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), gentle spices and floral notes. Airy profile to drink young. Preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few patrimonial plots in Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne, among the ancient varieties of the South-West under study. Also called Bouysset. Native black variety from South-West France, today rare.
Informations about the Winery Cellier des Cigales
The Winery Cellier des Cigales is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Muscat de Mireval to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscat de Mireval
AOC natural sweet wine from the Languedoc (1959) on ~290 ha between Montpellier and Sète (Mireval, Vic-la-Gardiole), limestone soils on the windy Hérault coastline. Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is the exclusive variety (100%, yield 28 hl/ha): pale vibrant gold, sweet and finely aromatic with intense fresh grape, white flowers, candied citrus, apricot and a delicate honeyed note. Lighter and more refined than its neighbour Frontignan. Aperitif or dessert wine.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Disorder
Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
