Winery Celliers du ColombierChateau Rigaud Faugères
Red wine
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 Chateau Rigaud Faugères from the Winery Celliers du Colombier
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateau Rigaud Faugères of Winery Celliers du Colombier in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Rigaud Faugères
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Rigaud Faugères
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Rigaud Faugères
The Chateau Rigaud Faugères of Winery Celliers du Colombier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, pasta with broccoli or pork chops with veal stock sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Celliers du Colombier's Chateau Rigaud Faugères.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet blanc
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and a long-unknown grape variety - that would be Regent - obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner from Soyhières (Switzerland) and propagated by Volker Freytag (Germany). No resistance gene has been identified to either mildew or powdery mildew. Cabernet blanc can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, etc., but is still little known in France.
Informations about the Winery Celliers du Colombier
The Winery Celliers du Colombier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Faugères to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Faugères
Faugeres is an appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Although it also covers white and rosé wines, the appellation is best known for its Rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, as well as the more MediterraneanCinsaut and Lladoner Pelut. The appellation covers the southern slopes of a series of hills only a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The town of Faugeres forms the centre of the area, which extends 10 km from east to west.
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: Rich
Said of a complex and concentrated wine, whose power suggests a good capacity for ageing.
