Château MontesquieuCôtes du Roussillon
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 Côtes du Roussillon from the Château Montesquieu
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Côtes du Roussillon of Château Montesquieu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Côtes du Roussillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes du Roussillon
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes du Roussillon
The Côtes du Roussillon of Château Montesquieu matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, macaroni and angel hair gratin or sauté of veal with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Château Montesquieu's Côtes du Roussillon.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Bourgogne
A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Italy and Switzerland (cantons of Valais and Vaud), and is now clearly on the way out. In these countries, it still exists in the vineyards in the form of isolated strains... in France, it is completely unknown and yet it bears the name of a French wine region. According to A.D.N. analyses (J.F. Vouillamoz), its parents include white gouais, furmint, harslevelu, savagnin blanc, sylvaner, etc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes du Roussillon from Château Montesquieu are 2008, 2009, 2007
Informations about the Château Montesquieu
The Château Montesquieu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon
Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.
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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The word of the wine: Pitting (acetic)
Synonymous with acescence.
