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, prune or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.
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 autumn leaves, macaroni and cheese or osso bucco of veal.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Pierre Cros's Les Aspres.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine angevine
Resulting from a sowing carried out in 1857 in Angers (Maine and Loire Valley) by Jean-Pierre Vibert and from 1863 marketed by the Moreau-Robert company. According to genetic analyses, this variety is the result of a cross between the royal madeleine and the blanc d'ambre. It has been used very often by hybridizers, the Csaba pearl being a good example. This variety is found in the United States (Washington), Germany and England, where it is vinified and its wine appreciated. - Synonymy: Angevine (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
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.
News related to this wine
The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...
An overview of Saint-Véran appellation
Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bray, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...
The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
