Château Saint-EstèveAltaïr Corbières
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 Altaïr Corbières from the Château Saint-Estève
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Altaïr Corbières of Château Saint-Estève 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 Altaïr Corbières of Château Saint-Estève in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Altaïr Corbières
Pairings that work perfectly with Altaïr Corbières
Original food and wine pairings with Altaïr Corbières
The Altaïr Corbières of Château Saint-Estève matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of homemade beef stew, spaghetti with summer vegetables or veal meatballs with curry.
Details and technical informations about Château Saint-Estève's Altaïr Corbières.
Discover the grape variety: Refosco ped. rosso
Refosco dal peduncolo rosso is a very old grape variety, certainly finding its first origins in the region of Friuli situated in the north-eastern point of Italy. It should not be confused with terrano or refosco d'Istria, ... the one described here is more qualitative. It can be found in the former Yugoslavia, in Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. According to genetic analysis, it is the son of the marzemino, the grandson of the teroldego, the father of the corvina and the grandfather of the rondinella (Pierre Galet).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Altaïr Corbières from Château Saint-Estève are 2011, 2009, 2014, 2010
Informations about the Château Saint-Estève
The Château Saint-Estève is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
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: Alcohol content
The alcohol content of wine expressed as a percentage of the volume of alcohol contained in the wine.
