Clos Du PhoenixCuvée de la Citadelle
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Cuvée de la Citadelle of the Clos Du Phoenix is in the top 40 of wines of Mount Lebanon.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée de la Citadelle of Clos Du Phoenix in the region of Mount Lebanon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, red fruit or leather and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée de la Citadelle
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée de la Citadelle
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée de la Citadelle
The Cuvée de la Citadelle of Clos Du Phoenix matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or thai beef wok.
Details and technical informations about Clos Du Phoenix's Cuvée de la Citadelle.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée de la Citadelle from Clos Du Phoenix are 2012
Informations about the Clos Du Phoenix
The Clos Du Phoenix is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Mount Lebanon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mount Lebanon
Lebanese coastal mountain range separating the Mediterranean from the Bekaa, vineyards at 800-1,700 m in terraces, high-altitude Mediterranean climate with wide temperature swings. Merwah and Obeidi indigenous signature whites (presumed ancestors of Chardonnay and Semillon): ample and complex with notes of citrus, white peach, dried fruit, flowers, honey and a limestone mineral touch — unique millennial identities. Dense Cabernet, Cinsault, Syrah reds. Sub-regions Batroun, Kesrouan, Metn.
The word of the wine: Flavor
Sensation (sweet, salty, sour or bitter) produced on the tongue by a food.
