The Château la Dournie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château la Dournie wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château la Dournie wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château la Dournie wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château la Dournie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tanjia, elodie's pasta risotto or osso bucco.
On the nose the red wine of Château la Dournie. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oaky or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château la Dournie. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.
The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.
How Château la Dournie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with squid ink (italy), quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or sophie's tuna cake.
On the nose the white wine of Château la Dournie. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château la Dournie. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Château la Dournie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with chicken, peppers and mushrooms, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or codfish accras.
In the mouth the pink wine of Château la Dournie. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
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