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
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Smooth | Tannic | |
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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 sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), pasta with eggplant or veal paupiettes with forestry sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château Festiano's Cuvée des Foudres Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
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
Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.
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: Draft liquor
Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".
