Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques BacouSaint Louis Corbières
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 Saint Louis Corbières from the Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint Louis Corbières of Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou 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 Saint Louis Corbières of Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of pepper, spices.
Food and wine pairings with Saint Louis Corbières
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint Louis Corbières
Original food and wine pairings with Saint Louis Corbières
The Saint Louis Corbières of Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with dark beer, fried rice noodles with chicken or stuffed red mullet ballotines.
Details and technical informations about Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou's Saint Louis Corbières.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint Louis Corbières from Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou are 2009, 2012, 2010
Informations about the Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou
The Château du Roc - Vignoble Jacques Bacou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of 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.
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.
The word of the wine: Load shedding
Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.
