Winery Eugène LeblancPrestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
Taste structure of the Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Winery Eugène Leblanc
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Eugène Leblanc in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Eugène Leblanc in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pairings that work perfectly with Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Original food and wine pairings with Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Eugène Leblanc matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of quick couscous, bare-assed cockerel (ardennes) or leek pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Eugène Leblanc's Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Prestige du Cardinal Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Winery Eugène Leblanc are 2014, 2013
Informations about the Winery Eugène Leblanc
The Winery Eugène Leblanc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
