Domaine la Tour BoiséeChâteau Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Carignan, the Syrah and the Grenache Gris.
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 Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge of the Domaine la Tour Boisée is in the top 30 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge from the Domaine la Tour Boisée
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge of Domaine la Tour Boisée 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 Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge of Domaine la Tour Boisée in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge
The Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge of Domaine la Tour Boisée matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, spaghetti with squid ink (italy) or roast veal orloff with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Domaine la Tour Boisée's Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Tour Boisée Marie-Claude Minervois Rouge from Domaine la Tour Boisée are 2006, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2008.
Informations about the Domaine la Tour Boisée
The Domaine la Tour Boisée is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
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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The word of the wine: Gout (wine of)
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