Chateau PuyPasselis Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Passelis Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Passelis Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Passelis Minervois
The Passelis Minervois of Chateau Puy matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), spaghetti with salmon or casserons in the country style.
Details and technical informations about Chateau Puy's Passelis Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo noir
It was most certainly introduced by the south of Corsica from Sardinia. It is not the black form of the white carcajolo, the latter would be the biancu gentile. The black Carcajolo is said to be related to the morrastel or muristellu and is found almost exclusively in the southern Mediterranean and in Portugal. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Chateau Puy
The Chateau Puy is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
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: Aqueous
Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.
