Château de GirardMinervois

Red wine of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Minervois of Château de Girard is a red wine from the region of Minervois 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 Minervois from the Château de Girard

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Minervois of Château de Girard in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Minervois

Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois

Original food and wine pairings with Minervois

The Minervois of Château de Girard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of enchiladas franchouillards, spaghetti with knackis or very soft beef bourguignon.

Details and technical informations about Château de Girard's Minervois.

Winery

Château de Girard

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Severnyi

Interspecific crossing between (dimiat or galan x vitis amurensis) and (vitis amurensis x vinifera unknown) obtained in 1978 by the Institute of Research and Development of Viticulture and Winemaking of Novotcherkassk (Russia). It can be found in Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, etc.), the United States, Russia and many Eastern European countries. Note that the dimiat is a relative of the white gouais.

Last vintages of this wine

Minervois - 2015

In the top 100 of of Minervois wines

Average rating: 4.1

Minervois - 2012

In the top 100 of of Minervois wines

Average rating: 3.9

The best vintages of Minervois from Château de Girard are 2015, 2012

Informations about the Château de Girard

The winery offers 2 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Girard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of France wines

In the top 2500 of of Minervois wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.

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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