The Chateau de Caravettes of Terrasses du Larzac of Languedoc-Roussillon

Chateau de Caravettes - Rouge
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Terrasses du Larzac in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Chateau de Caravettes is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Terrasses du Larzac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau de Caravettes wines

Looking for the best Chateau de Caravettes wines in Terrasses du Larzac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau de Caravettes 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 Chateau de Caravettes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Chateau de Caravettes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau de Caravettes

How Chateau de Caravettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, pasta with cherry tomatoes or small stuffed provençal dishes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau de Caravettes

In the mouth the red wine of Chateau de Caravettes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau de Caravettes

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau de Caravettes.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Terrasses du Larzac

The wine region of Terrasses du Larzac is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Montcalmès or the Domaine La Pèira en Damaisèla produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terrasses du Larzac are Mourvèdre, Cinsaut and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terrasses du Larzac often reveals types of flavors of cherry, graphite or licorice and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, blackberry jam or gingerbread.

In the mouth of Terrasses du Larzac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 129 estates and châteaux in the of Terrasses du Larzac, producing 299 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Terrasses du Larzac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau de Caravettes

Planning a wine route in the of Terrasses du Larzac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau de Caravettes.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Chateau de Caravettes and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’

The dark days began when I learned from a visiting Canadian friend about the death of one of the kindest, most gentle and most skilful Pinot winemakers I’ve known, Paul Pender of Tawse Winery. He died in a senseless and tragic act of violence on the evening of 3 February, outside his Lake Erie cottage. A stranger, subsequently charged with his murder, had (it seems) knocked on his door, asking for help. Paul’s sudden, untimely loss has left his family, and the broader Canadian wine community, di ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’

The dark days began when I learned from a visiting Canadian friend about the death of one of the kindest, most gentle and most skilful Pinot winemakers I’ve known, Paul Pender of Tawse Winery. He died in a senseless and tragic act of violence on the evening of 3 February, outside his Lake Erie cottage. A stranger, subsequently charged with his murder, had (it seems) knocked on his door, asking for help. Paul’s sudden, untimely loss has left his family, and the broader Canadian wine community, di ...

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

The word of the wine: Methuselah

Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).