The Château Vaissière of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Vaissière - Minervois
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 119 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Vaissière is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Vaissière wines

Looking for the best Château Vaissière wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Vaissière wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Vaissière wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Vaissière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Vaissière

How Château Vaissière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, pasta with tuna or veal tagine with potatoes and olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Vaissière

On the nose the red wine of Château Vaissière. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Vaissière. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Vaissière

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Vaissière.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Malbec
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering 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.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

The top white wines of Château Vaissière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Vaissière

How Château Vaissière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta cake, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Vaissière

In the mouth the white wine of Château Vaissière. is a .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Vaissière.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Vaissière

Planning a wine route in the of Minervois? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Vaissière.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Vaissière and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Top Roussillon wines: 15 to discover

The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...

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