The Château Armoria of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Armoria - Filante
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 405 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Château Armoria is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Armoria wines

Looking for the best Château Armoria wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Armoria wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Armoria wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Armoria

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Armoria

How Château Armoria wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baked lasagna, quick couscous or californian sushi (reverse maki).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Armoria

In the mouth the red wine of Château Armoria. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Armoria

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Armoria.

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Armoria

Planning a wine route in the of Minervois? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Armoria.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Château Armoria and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Top Roussillon wines: 15 to discover

The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...

The word of the wine: Fleshed out

A full-bodied, tasty and fleshy wine, with velvety and smooth tannins.

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