The Château Ministre of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Ministre - Camille Rouge Moelleux
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 160 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Ministre is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Ministre wines

Looking for the best Château Ministre wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Ministre 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 Ministre wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Château Ministre

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Ministre

How Château Ministre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, lamb colombo or turkey paupiettes in poultry sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Ministre.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering 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 typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top white wines of Château Ministre

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Ministre

How Château Ministre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of seafood lasagna, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or home-made coq au vin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Ministre

In the mouth the white wine of Château Ministre. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Ministre

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Ministre.

  • Clairette
  • Viognier
  • Vermentino
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The top red wines of Château Ministre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Ministre

How Château Ministre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of picadillo, light lasagne without béchamel sauce or veal cutlets with savoy tomme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Ministre

On the nose the red wine of Château Ministre. often reveals types of flavors of oak, smoke or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Ministre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Ministre

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Musk

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The top pink wines of Château Ministre

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Ministre

How Château Ministre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta à la forestière (chanterelles), zucchini quiche or baked tortilla.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Ministre

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Ministre.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Ministre

Planning a wine route in the of Languedoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Ministre.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Musk

A sensual, full-bodied animal substance used in luxury perfumery, produced by a small deer, the musk deer, also called musk deer.