Château FestianoGrande Riserva Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Riserva Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Riserva Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Riserva Minervois
The Grande Riserva Minervois of Château Festiano matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, pasta with lemon and comté cheese or veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise.
Details and technical informations about Château Festiano's Grande Riserva Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Impératriz
Intraspecific variety obtained in Argentina by Angelo Gargiulo by crossing the emperor with the sultana. Almost unknown in France.
Informations about the Château Festiano
The Château Festiano is one of of the world's great 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.
The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)
After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).
