Domaine de CantausselsSoleillades Minervois La Livinière
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 Soleillades Minervois La Livinière of the Domaine de Cantaussels is in the top 60 of wines of Minervois La Livinière.
Taste structure of the Soleillades Minervois La Livinière from the Domaine de Cantaussels
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Soleillades Minervois La Livinière of Domaine de Cantaussels in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Soleillades Minervois La Livinière
Pairings that work perfectly with Soleillades Minervois La Livinière
Original food and wine pairings with Soleillades Minervois La Livinière
The Soleillades Minervois La Livinière of Domaine de Cantaussels matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), pastasciutta (corsica) or caramelized lamb mice.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Cantaussels's Soleillades Minervois La Livinière.
Discover the grape variety: Albillo mayor
Very old Spanish grape variety originating and cultivated in the upper Douro Valley - Ribera del Duero province of Burgos -. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the white Heben and a variety that is still unknown today. It should be noted that the synonym albillo is used for many other grape varieties, such as chasselas, muscat of Alexandria or albillo de Toro, verdejo or albillo de Nava, ... and it should not be confused with torrontés riojano. You can find the Albillo mayor in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Bulgaria, ... completely unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Soleillades Minervois La Livinière from Domaine de Cantaussels are 2010, 2014, 2013
Informations about the Domaine de Cantaussels
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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.
The word of the wine: Breton
See cabernet franc.
