Domaine Saint ThomasCuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon
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 Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon from the Domaine Saint Thomas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon of Domaine Saint Thomas in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon
Original food and wine pairings with Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon
The Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon of Domaine Saint Thomas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, spaghetti cacio e pepe or veal tagine with peas.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Saint Thomas's Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta da Madeira
Portuguese, more precisely from the island of Madeira where it is still the most cultivated. It can be found in the United States (California), in Spain, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Its parents are Grenache and Pinot Noir, an intraspecific cross obtained over two hundred years ago. It should be noted that this variety is the father of the egiodola.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuveé Louis Olivé Côtes du Roussillon from Domaine Saint Thomas are 2013
Informations about the Domaine Saint Thomas
The Domaine Saint Thomas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon
Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.
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: Ban des vendanges
Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.
