Winery Clos des Roques - Minervois La Livinière

Winery Clos des RoquesMinervois La Livinière

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Minervois La Livinière of Winery Clos des Roques is a red wine from the region of Minervois La Livinière 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 Minervois La Livinière from the Winery Clos des Roques

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Minervois La Livinière of Winery Clos des Roques 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 Minervois La Livinière of Winery Clos des Roques in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Clos des Roques's Minervois La Livinière.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Minervois La Livinière - 2016
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Minervois La Livinière - 2015
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Minervois La Livinière - 2014
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Minervois La Livinière - 2012
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Minervois La Livinière - 2006
In the top 100 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Minervois La Livinière from Winery Clos des Roques are 2006, 2014, 2012, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Clos des Roques

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois La Livinière in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Clos des Roques is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 900 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Minervois La Livinière

The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.


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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