Château ThuerryLes Abeillons²
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Les Abeillons²
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Abeillons²
Original food and wine pairings with Les Abeillons²
The Les Abeillons² of Château Thuerry matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or chicken curry (like in reunion island).
Details and technical informations about Château Thuerry's Les Abeillons².
Discover the grape variety: Morrastel
Intensely coloured and structured reds with a deep purple hue, firm tannins and an ample palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices, liquorice and balsamic notes. Ageing profile. Grown in small quantities in Roussillon, producing distinctive southern cuvées. French synonym of the Spanish Graciano according to genetic analyses, autochthonous black grape from the Languedoc-Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Abeillons² from Château Thuerry are 2016
Informations about the Château Thuerry
The Château Thuerry is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Coteaux Varois en Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux Varois en Provence
Provençal AOC of the Var hinterland (28 villages, ~2,229 ha) tempered by the Sainte-Baume massif. Signature rosés dominate (91%): pale robe with signature notes of strawberry, grapefruit, white peach, flowers (rose, garrigue) and a citrus touch, fresh and thirst-quenching palate — more structured and mineral than the coast thanks to altitude. Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre at the base, local Tibouren. Supple cherry-garrigue reds, Rolle and Clairette whites.
The wine region of Provence
World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.
The word of the wine: Cooked wine
In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.
