The Château Félines of Minervois La Livinière of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Félines - Grenache - Marsanne
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 33 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois La Livinière in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Félines is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Félines wines

Looking for the best Château Félines wines in Minervois La Livinière among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Félines 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 Félines wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Félines

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Félines

How Château Félines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagna bolognese, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or moroccan chicken tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Félines

In the mouth the white wine of Château Félines. is a .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Félines.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Marsanne

Discovering the wine region of Minervois La Livinière

The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.

In the mouth of Minervois La Livinière is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 69 estates and châteaux in the of Minervois La Livinière, producing 134 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Minervois La Livinière go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top red wines of Château Félines

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Félines

How Château Félines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, spaghetti with squid ink (italy) or tête de veau sauce moi.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Félines

In the mouth the red wine of Château Félines. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Félines

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Félines.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

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.

The top pink wines of Château Félines

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Félines

How Château Félines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with eggplant, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or seaweed tartar.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Félines

In the mouth the pink wine of Château Félines. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Félines

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Félines.

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Félines

Planning a wine route in the of Minervois La Livinière? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Félines.

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

News about Château Félines and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘I’ve formed a bond with Grillo and flirted with Verdicchio’

I’d like to say we took advantage of the lockdown and its related commotion to do a stock-take, explore new avenues, turn over intriguing stones, widen and deepen our drinking, taking careful notes as we went. Sadly, no. I won’t say we got stuck in a rut, but we did tend to stick with comfort wines – and “comfort”, in our case, means familiar. Regular readers of this quarterly column can probably guess the labels on the resulting empties. We have a wider range of comfort foods, I’m afraid, than ...

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

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