Winery Coteaux d'engraviesOrchidée
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Orchidée of the Winery Coteaux d'engravies is in the top 5 of wines of Ariege.
Food and wine pairings with Orchidée
Pairings that work perfectly with Orchidée
Original food and wine pairings with Orchidée
The Orchidée of Winery Coteaux d'engravies matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), lamb chops à la champvallon or rabbit with beer and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Coteaux d'engravies's Orchidée.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Orchidée from Winery Coteaux d'engravies are 2015, 2016
Informations about the Winery Coteaux d'engravies
The Winery Coteaux d'engravies is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Ariege to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ariege
The wine region of Ariege is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Dominik Benz - Créateur de vin or the Domaine Dominik Benz - Créateur de vin produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ariege are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Ariege, producing 31 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
