Domaine de Sainte CécileTerroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot from the Domaine de Sainte Cécile
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot of Domaine de Sainte Cécile in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot of Domaine de Sainte Cécile in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cocoa or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot
The Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot of Domaine de Sainte Cécile matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or lisbon veal sauté.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Sainte Cécile's Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terroir de Sainte Cécile L'Opus Cabernet - Merlot from Domaine de Sainte Cécile are 2016
Informations about the Domaine de Sainte Cécile
The Domaine de Sainte Cécile is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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Method consisting in clarifying the wine and giving it a limpidity by incorporating a specific product.
