Château de CascastelCuvée Exception Fitou
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 Cuvée Exception Fitou from the Château de Cascastel
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Exception Fitou of Château de Cascastel 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 Cuvée Exception Fitou of Château de Cascastel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Exception Fitou
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Exception Fitou
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Exception Fitou
The Cuvée Exception Fitou of Château de Cascastel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), spaghetti neapolitan style or escalope cordon bleu.
Details and technical informations about Château de Cascastel's Cuvée Exception Fitou.
Discover the grape variety: Airen
This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Exception Fitou from Château de Cascastel are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Château de Cascastel
The Château de Cascastel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Fitou is a red wine appellation in the heart of the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in southern France. The wine takes its name from a small Village located a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The typical Fitou wine is not dissimilar to the reds produced in the neighbouring Corbières (i. e.
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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The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)
After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.
