Domaine Ciry CattaneoLes Hirondelles 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.
The Les Hirondelles Minervois of the Domaine Ciry Cattaneo is in the top 80 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Les Hirondelles Minervois from the Domaine Ciry Cattaneo
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Hirondelles Minervois of Domaine Ciry Cattaneo in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Les Hirondelles Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Hirondelles Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Les Hirondelles Minervois
The Les Hirondelles Minervois of Domaine Ciry Cattaneo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, pasta with pistou or veal colombo.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Ciry Cattaneo's Les Hirondelles Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Hirondelles Minervois from Domaine Ciry Cattaneo are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Domaine Ciry Cattaneo
The Domaine Ciry Cattaneo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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: Empyreumatic
Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.
