Domaine de l'AqueducLa Garrigue de Bornègre
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.
Taste structure of the La Garrigue de Bornègre from the Domaine de l'Aqueduc
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Garrigue de Bornègre of Domaine de l'Aqueduc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Garrigue de Bornègre of Domaine de l'Aqueduc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Garrigue de Bornègre
Pairings that work perfectly with La Garrigue de Bornègre
Original food and wine pairings with La Garrigue de Bornègre
The La Garrigue de Bornègre of Domaine de l'Aqueduc matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef mironton, meat and goat pie or veal axoa (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Domaine de l'Aqueduc's La Garrigue de Bornègre.
Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir
Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Garrigue de Bornègre from Domaine de l'Aqueduc are 2013, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Domaine de l'Aqueduc
The Domaine de l'Aqueduc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Duché-d'Uzès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Duché-d'Uzès
The Duchy of Uzès refers to a territory whose history has marked that of wines since Greek times. This county town is also home to an AOC Duché d'Uzès appellation. After a Long battle until 2009, the country wine of the Duchy of Uzès obtained its title of IGP Duchy of Uzès. The Vinification of Grape varieties is done in compliance with the regulations of the AOC, which gives a uniform wine to the surrounding municipalities, around the chief town.
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: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
