The Château Des Hugues of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Des Hugues
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 469 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Des Hugues is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Chinian.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Des Hugues wines

Looking for the best Château Des Hugues wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Des Hugues 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 Château Des Hugues wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Des Hugues

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Des Hugues

How Château Des Hugues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ) or duck breast with orange sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Des Hugues

In the mouth the red wine of Château Des Hugues. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Des Hugues

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Des Hugues.

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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