Winery Borie de Maurel - Maxime Minervois la Livinière

Winery Borie de MaurelMaxime Minervois la Livinière

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Maxime Minervois la Livinière of Winery Borie de Maurel is a red wine from the region of Minervois La Livinière 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.
The Maxime Minervois la Livinière of the Winery Borie de Maurel is in the top 5 of wines of Minervois La Livinière.

Taste structure of the Maxime Minervois la Livinière from the Winery Borie de Maurel

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Maxime Minervois la Livinière of Winery Borie de Maurel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, clove

Wine with earth taste

leather, cocoa

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Maxime Minervois la Livinière of Winery Borie de Maurel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or pepper.

Details and technical informations about Winery Borie de Maurel's Maxime Minervois la Livinière.

Winemaker
Michel Escande
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Maxime Minervois la Livinière - 2016
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Maxime Minervois la Livinière - 2015
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Maxime Minervois la Livinière - 2013
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Maxime Minervois la Livinière - 2010
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Maxime Minervois la Livinière - 2008
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 411110
Maxime Minervois la Livinière - 2006
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Maxime Minervois la Livinière from Winery Borie de Maurel are 2015, 2008, 2016, 2010 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Borie de Maurel

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois La Livinière in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Borie de Maurel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 6000 of of France wines
In the top 5 of of Minervois La Livinière wines
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The wine region of Minervois La Livinière

The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.


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: Apogee

This period varies greatly depending on the type of wine and the vintage, and corresponds to the optimum quality of a wine. After the peak comes the decline.

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