The Château Festiano is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Festiano wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Festiano wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Festiano wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Festiano wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of burger roll, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or cicadas at the chib.
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.
Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.
How Château Festiano wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of risotto of coquillettes with chorizo, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or quick coconut milk chicken.
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Château Festiano wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sloth pork loin, spaghetti cacio e pepe or blanquette of veal in pickle sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château Festiano. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of cheese, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château Festiano. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.
Planning a wine route in the of Minervois? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Festiano.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
