Domaine de Barroubio - Cuvée Nicolas Vieilles Vignes Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Domaine de BarroubioCuvée Nicolas Vieilles Vignes Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

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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 Cuvée Nicolas Vieilles Vignes Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Domaine de Barroubio is a natural sweet wine from the region of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.

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The Cuvée Nicolas Vieilles Vignes Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Domaine de Barroubio matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut or tiramisu (original recipe).

Details and technical informations about Domaine de Barroubio's Cuvée Nicolas Vieilles Vignes Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Moscatel rosado

It is said to be a cross between the diagalves and the Muscat of Alexandria obtained in Portugal. It can be found in Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, certainly because of its late maturity.

Informations about the Domaine de Barroubio

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Domaine de Barroubio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 15000 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
In the top 4500 of natural sweet wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois is a Sweet, fortified, natural wine appellation from the Languedoc wine region in Southern France. The wines are based on the Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains Grape variety. Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois wines are produced using a traditional sweet winemaking process called Mutage, which involves adding Alcohol to the grape must to prematurely stop the Yeast">yeast and thus the Fermentation process. They generally have a residual sugar content of about 125 grams per litre and an alcohol content of about 15%.


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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Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

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The word of the wine: Amber

(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.

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