The Domaine Carterole of Banyuls of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Domaine Carterole is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Carterole wines in Banyuls among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Carterole 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 Domaine Carterole wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Carterole wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, pad thai or pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce.
In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Carterole. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.
How Domaine Carterole wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with arrabiata, nanie's diced ham quiche or quick coconut milk chicken.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine Carterole. often reveals types of flavors of orange, citrus fruit.
How Domaine Carterole wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with ham, quiche lorraine or happy new year bites.
In the mouth the pink wine of Domaine Carterole. is a with a nice freshness.
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