Château FestianoCuvée des Foudres Minervois
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 des Foudres Minervois from the Château Festiano
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée des Foudres Minervois of Château Festiano 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 des Foudres Minervois of Château Festiano in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of cheese, earth or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Foudres Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée des Foudres Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Foudres Minervois
The Cuvée des Foudres Minervois of Château Festiano matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), chicken lasagna or italian veal roulade.
Details and technical informations about Château Festiano's Cuvée des Foudres Minervois.
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 des Foudres Minervois from Château Festiano are 2015, 2012, 2011, 2013 and 2018.
Informations about the Château Festiano
The Château Festiano is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 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.
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The word of the wine: Frank
Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.
