Château Abbaye des MongesLa Clape 'Les Pins'
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 La Clape 'Les Pins' from the Château Abbaye des Monges
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Clape 'Les Pins' of Château Abbaye des Monges 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 La Clape 'Les Pins' of Château Abbaye des Monges in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of dark fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Clape 'Les Pins'
Pairings that work perfectly with La Clape 'Les Pins'
Original food and wine pairings with La Clape 'Les Pins'
The La Clape 'Les Pins' of Château Abbaye des Monges matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with cider, flammekueche with munster cheese or curried veal roulades.
Details and technical informations about Château Abbaye des Monges's La Clape 'Les Pins'.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Clape 'Les Pins' from Château Abbaye des Monges are 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012
Informations about the Château Abbaye des Monges
The Château Abbaye des Monges is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of La Clape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Clape
The wine region of La Clape is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château la Négly or the Château la Négly produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Clape are Mourvèdre, Bourboulenc and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Clape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or apples and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, bramble or black olive.
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: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
