Domaine de CourbissacOrphée Minervois
Red wine
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 Orphée Minervois from the Domaine de Courbissac
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Orphée Minervois of Domaine de Courbissac in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Orphée Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Orphée Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Orphée Minervois
The Orphée Minervois of Domaine de Courbissac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, meat lasagna or alsatian wine pie.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Courbissac's Orphée Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelho
The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. 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 small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Orphée Minervois from Domaine de Courbissac are 2007, 2008, 2005
Informations about the Domaine de Courbissac
The Domaine de Courbissac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Cordial
Said of a warm, heady wine. Also used to describe wines and spirits with allegedly therapeutic properties.
