Winery Montpezat Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge
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 Spéciale Corbières Rouge from the Winery Montpezat
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In the mouth the Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge of Winery Montpezat in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge
The Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge of Winery Montpezat matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of barbecue burger, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or cocotte chicken roulades.
Details and technical informations about Winery Montpezat's Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Schuyler
A complex interspecific cross between zinfandel and ontario (winchelle x diamond) obtained in 1932 by Wellington Richard. and Oberle G.D. at Cornell University in Geneva (United States). It can also be found in Canada, almost unknown in France. We noted that the boskoop glory resembles somewhat the Schuyler even if the origins, each time put forward, are quite different, to be followed!
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Spéciale Corbières Rouge from Winery Montpezat are 2010, 2006
Informations about the Winery Montpezat
The Winery Montpezat is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the France/Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grape/grenache">Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">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: Body
Character of a wine combining a good constitution (structure and flesh) with warmth.
