The Château des Elmes is one of the best wineries to follow in Banyuls.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Château des Elmes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), spaghetti with courgettes and italian ham or tournedos rossini with port sauce.
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.
How Château des Elmes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
An interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bianca obtained in Italy in 2002 by the University of Udine and the Institute of Applied Genetics. It can be found in Germany, Slovakia, ... in France it is almost unknown.
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Saint-Macaire noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and grapes of medium size. Saint-Macaire noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
