The Château Creissan is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Creissan wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Creissan wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Creissan wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Creissan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with courgettes and italian ham, quiche lorraine or seed crackers.
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 typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.
How Château Creissan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with ham and tomato, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or chicken noodles.
How Château Creissan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), ricotta and spinach lasagna or adapted vietnamese fondue.
In the mouth the red wine of Château Creissan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).
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Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
