Château RivièreCuvée Les Carmes Minervois

Red wine of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

4.0

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

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois of Château Rivière is a red wine from the region of Minervois 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 Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois from the Château Rivière

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois of Château Rivière in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois

Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois

Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois

The Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois of Château Rivière matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, pasta with sausage or vienna cutlets.

Details and technical informations about Château Rivière's Cuvée Les Carmes Minervois.

Winery

Château Rivière

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Macabeu

The white Macabeu is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches, and grapes of large to medium size. Macabeu Blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Château Rivière

The winery offers 7 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Rivière is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of France wines

In the top 350 of of Minervois wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

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.

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