Château FabasAlexandre Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Alexandre Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Alexandre Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Alexandre Minervois
The Alexandre Minervois of Château Fabas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, capellini with vegetables or chicken bonne femme.
Details and technical informations about Château Fabas's Alexandre Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Hegel
German, intraspecific cross obtained in 1955 between helfensteiner and heroldreber by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) at the Weinsberg Research Institute. With these same parents he also obtained the dornfelder. One can meet the Hegel in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, ... completely unknown in France.
Informations about the Château Fabas
The Château Fabas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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.
The word of the wine: Velouté
Said of a wine that is soft and caressing in the mouth.
