Château MoyauTerre de Pierres
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.
The Terre de Pierres of the Château Moyau is in the top 60 of wines of La Clape.
Taste structure of the Terre de Pierres from the Château Moyau
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Terre de Pierres of Château Moyau 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 Terre de Pierres of Château Moyau in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, pepper or truffle.
Food and wine pairings with Terre de Pierres
Pairings that work perfectly with Terre de Pierres
Original food and wine pairings with Terre de Pierres
The Terre de Pierres of Château Moyau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, pasta with asparagus and chicken or paupiettes of veal.
Details and technical informations about Château Moyau's Terre de Pierres.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terre de Pierres from Château Moyau are 2011, 2007, 2009, 2008 and 2010.
Informations about the Château Moyau
The Château Moyau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of La Clape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Clape
The wine region of La Clape is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château la Négly or the Château la Négly produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Clape are Mourvèdre, Bourboulenc and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Clape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or apples and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, bramble or black olive.
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: Crunchy
A very colorful term to designate a sensation similar to the crunchiness of a grape bursting under the tooth in young and lively wines.
