Winery FaîteauCuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière
Red wine
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.
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, pasta or veal such as recipes of thai beef skewers, chicken lasagna or veal cutlets au gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Faîteau's Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Gaston Minervois La Livinière from Winery Faîteau are 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Faîteau
The Winery Faîteau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.
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: Aranean
The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.
