Château CapenduL'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières
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 L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières from the Château Capendu
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières of Château Capendu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières
Original food and wine pairings with L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières
The L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières of Château Capendu matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, spaghetti all 'amatriciana or veal escalope with lemon sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château Capendu's L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières.
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 L'Excellence de Château Capendu Corbières from Château Capendu are 2012, 2016, 2011, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Château Capendu
The Château Capendu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Largest AOC in Languedoc, 95% Mediterranean reds. Signature old-vine Carignan (up to 60%): fleshy reds with black fruit, garrigue, black olive, spice and tight tannins. Blended with round, sunny Grenache, peppery Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault. A few fresh rosés and whites (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne).
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: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
