The Clos Castell is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos Castell wines in Banyuls among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos Castell 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 Clos Castell wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos Castell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, blue cheese or aperitif such as recipes of bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté), provencal-inspired salad or tapenade.
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.
How Clos Castell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ), zucchini quiche or express chicken skewers with spices.
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.
How Clos Castell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, shrimp marinade or roast veal with chanterelles and cream.
In the mouth the red wine of Clos Castell. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).
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