Clos du GravillasSur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Carignan and the Syrah.
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.
The Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois of the Clos du Gravillas is in the top 50 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois from the Clos du Gravillas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois of Clos du Gravillas 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 Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois of Clos du Gravillas in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois
The Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois of Clos du Gravillas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, potjevleesch or leek and salmon lasagna.
Details and technical informations about Clos du Gravillas's Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sur La Lune Rendezvous Minervois from Clos du Gravillas are 2019, 2020, 2023, 2021 and 2017.
Informations about the Clos du Gravillas
The Clos du Gravillas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
