Château de Cordes - Minervois Rouge

Château de CordesMinervois Rouge

3.5
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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 Rouge of Château de Cordes is a red wine from the region of Minervois 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 Rouge from the Château de Cordes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Minervois Rouge of Château de Cordes 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 Rouge of Château de Cordes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château de Cordes's Minervois Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo

Carcajolo blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). 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 large bunches, and grapes of medium to large size. The white Carcajolo can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Minervois Rouge - 2013
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Minervois Rouge - 2012
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Minervois Rouge - 2011
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Minervois Rouge from Château de Cordes are 2011, 2013, 2012

Informations about the Château de Cordes

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Cordes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 70000 of of France wines
In the top 3000 of of Minervois wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.


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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The word of the wine: Rootstock

American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.

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