Château RivièreCuvée Prestige Minervois
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 Cuvée Prestige Minervois from the Château Rivière
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Prestige Minervois of Château Rivière 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 Cuvée Prestige Minervois of Château Rivière in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Prestige Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Minervois
The Cuvée Prestige Minervois of Château Rivière matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of baked marrow bones, chinese noodles with shrimp or roast veal with caramelized carrots.
Details and technical informations about Château Rivière's Cuvée Prestige Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Villaris
Complex interspecific crossing between the sirius and the white villard obtained in 1984 by Rudolf Eibach and Reinhard Topfer at the Federal Research Center Geilweilerhof in Sielbeldingen (Germany). The Villaris can be found in Germany, the Netherlands, England, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Prestige Minervois from Château Rivière are 2011, 2012, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Château Rivière
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.
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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The word of the wine: Smell
A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.
