Winery Cazes - Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Winery CazesAlter Côtes du Roussillon Villages

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Winery Cazes is a red wine from the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages 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 Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages of the Winery Cazes is in the top 20 of wines of Côtes du Roussillon Villages.

Taste structure of the Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages from the Winery Cazes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Winery Cazes 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, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

white pepper

On the nose the Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Winery Cazes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cazes's Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages.

Winemaker
Emmanuel Cazes
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2017
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2016
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 411110
Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2015
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2014
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2013
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2012
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages - 2011
In the top 20 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Alter Côtes du Roussillon Villages from Winery Cazes are 1993, 2016, 1999, 2006 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Cazes

The winery offers 88 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the AdVini.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes du Roussillon Villages in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Cazes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 84 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 30000 of of France wines
In the top 25 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages

The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages is located in the region of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Clos des Fées or the Domaine de Rombeau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages are Mourvèdre, Lledoner pelut and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Roussillon Villages often reveals types of flavors of cherry, anise or black plum and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or fennel.


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: Ampélographie

Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.

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