Château de TurcyMinervois

Red wine of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.2

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Minervois of Château de Turcy 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 Turcy

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Minervois of Château de Turcy 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 Turcy matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), leek and salmon lasagna or normandy style escalope.

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

Winery

Château de Turcy

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

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

Minervois - 2012

In the top 100 of of Minervois wines

Average rating: 3.3

Minervois - 2009

In the top 100 of of Minervois wines

Average rating: 2.9

The best vintages of Minervois from Château de Turcy are 2012, 2009

Informations about the Château de Turcy

The winery offers 1 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.

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 Turcy is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 250000 of of France wines

In the top 700 of of Minervois wines

In the top 550000 of red wines

In the top 1000000 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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