Domaine du CapitatCuvée Tradition
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 Cuvée Tradition from the Domaine du Capitat
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Tradition of Domaine du Capitat in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Tradition
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Tradition
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Tradition
The Cuvée Tradition of Domaine du Capitat matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boeuf en daube, spaghetti with "favouilles" (curries) or roast veal grand-mère madou.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Capitat's Cuvée Tradition.
Discover the grape variety: Autumn royal
Table grape with long bunches and elongated, seedless black-violet berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, neutral sweet flavour. Late ripening, autumn harvest. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia, South Africa and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance and extended cold-storage life. An American seedless table grape variety developed in California in 1996.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Tradition from Domaine du Capitat are 2013, 2015, 2014
Informations about the Domaine du Capitat
The Domaine du Capitat is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Languedoc's 1st red AOC (1948), realm of Carignan on 2 separated entities (maritime Leucate lagoon, mountainous Mont Tauch). Signature powerful structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, liquorice, pepper and schistous mineral touch, firm tannins and warm mouth — sunny ageing wines (5-15 years). Grenache brings finesse and fruit, Syrah spice, Mourvèdre depth. Schist and limestone soils over ~2,500 ha.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
