Chateau du Prieure des MourguesGrande Réserve
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.
Taste structure of the Grande Réserve from the Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grande Réserve of Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues 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 Grande Réserve of Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, coffee or pepper and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Réserve
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve
The Grande Réserve of Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, pastasciutta (corsica) or small stuffed provençal dishes.
Details and technical informations about Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues's Grande Réserve.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Réserve from Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2010 and 2012.
Informations about the Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues
The Chateau du Prieure des Mourgues is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Languedoc cru between Beziers and Saint-Pons, signature dual terroir. Fleshy Mediterranean reds with notes of black fruit (blackberry, black cherry), garrigue, pepper, liquorice and spice, firm tannins and a sun-drenched palate. Northern schists: fruitier, smokier profile. Southern clay-limestone: more structured wines.
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: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
