Château MontelTaurus Pic Saint-Loup

Red wine of Pic-Saint-Loup of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.4

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Taurus Pic Saint-Loup of Château Montel is a red wine from the region of Pic-Saint-Loup 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 Taurus Pic Saint-Loup from the Château Montel

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Taurus Pic Saint-Loup of Château Montel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Taurus Pic Saint-Loup

Pairings that work perfectly with Taurus Pic Saint-Loup

Original food and wine pairings with Taurus Pic Saint-Loup

The Taurus Pic Saint-Loup of Château Montel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, pasta with ham and tomato or roast veal orloff.

Details and technical informations about Château Montel's Taurus Pic Saint-Loup.

Winery

Château Montel

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Centennial seedless

Cross between gold and Q25-6 (F2 emperor x Pirovano 75 or sultana moscata) obtained in the United States in 1966 by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). At the end of 2005, Centennial seedless was registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Taurus Pic Saint-Loup - 2014

In the top 100 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Taurus Pic Saint-Loup from Château Montel are 2014

Informations about the Château Montel

The winery offers 11 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Pic-Saint-Loup in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Montel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 200000 of of France wines

In the top 25000 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines

In the top 400000 of red wines

In the top 700000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup or the Domaine de Villeneuve produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pic-Saint-Loup are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pic-Saint-Loup often reveals types of flavors of earth, straw or apricot and sometimes also flavors of peach, dark chocolate or anise.

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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