Winery FaîteauCuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Carignan, the Mourvèdre, the Syrah and the Grenache noir.
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.
The Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière of the Winery Faîteau is in the top 60 of wines of Minervois La Livinière.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière from the Winery Faîteau
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière of Winery Faîteau in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière of Winery Faîteau in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, black fruits or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière
The Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière of Winery Faîteau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of fast and, osso buco or salmon and spinach lasagna.
Details and technical informations about Winery Faîteau's Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière from Winery Faîteau are 2017, 2016, 2015, 0 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Faîteau
The Winery Faîteau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière
Languedoc cru (>400 m, tertiary limestone terroir dominating Cesse gorges): Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre blend (>=60%, incl. 40% Syrah-Mourvèdre) as flagship red, with Carignan, Cinsault and autochthons — intense aromas of black fruits, spices and garrigue, liquorice and cocoa notes from ageing, fine concentration, silky tannins and long finish. Cool Languedoc climate, schists, sandstone, quartz and limestone.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Long
Wine with persistence in the mouth. This persistence in the mouth of a wine is measured in caudalies.
