Château Combe des Ducs - Avem Terrae

Château Combe des DucsAvem Terrae

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Avem Terrae of Château Combe des Ducs is a red wine from the region of La Clape of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Avem Terrae from the Château Combe des Ducs

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Avem Terrae of Château Combe des Ducs in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Château Combe des Ducs's Avem Terrae.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Avem Terrae - 2016
In the top 100 of of La Clape wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Avem Terrae from Château Combe des Ducs are 2016

Informations about the Château Combe des Ducs

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in La Clape in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Château Combe des Ducs is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of La Clape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 90000 of of France wines
In the top 4500 of of La Clape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

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.

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