Domaine Pierre CrosLes Aspres
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 Les Aspres of the Domaine Pierre Cros is in the top 20 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Les Aspres from the Domaine Pierre Cros
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Aspres of Domaine Pierre Cros 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 Les Aspres of Domaine Pierre Cros in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of licorice, black cherries or plum.
Food and wine pairings with Les Aspres
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Aspres
Original food and wine pairings with Les Aspres
The Les Aspres of Domaine Pierre Cros matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef fashion, pasta cake or veal meatballs with curry.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Pierre Cros's Les Aspres.
Discover the grape variety: Babic
This is an old indigenous variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Croatia, especially in central and southern Dalmatia. It can also be found in Hungary, in the former Yugoslavia to which Croatia belonged... in France it is almost unknown. It should be noted that it would be related with the dobricic and thus also with the plavac mali its son. Babic should not be confused with babica crni, another Croatian black grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Aspres from Domaine Pierre Cros are 2006, 2009, 2003, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Domaine Pierre Cros
The Domaine Pierre Cros is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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.
The word of the wine: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
