Winery Fortant - Grands Terroirs Minervois

Winery FortantGrands Terroirs Minervois

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Grands Terroirs Minervois of Winery Fortant is a red wine from the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Grands Terroirs Minervois from the Winery Fortant

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grands Terroirs Minervois of Winery Fortant 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 Grands Terroirs Minervois of Winery Fortant in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of plum, black fruits or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fortant's Grands Terroirs Minervois.

Winemaker
Robert Skalli
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Grands Terroirs Minervois - 2016
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Grands Terroirs Minervois from Winery Fortant are 2016

Informations about the Winery Fortant

The winery offers 87 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Skalli.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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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: Bitter (flavor)

A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.

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