Winery Les Celliers de Haute CroixFrancois Merval Fitou
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 Francois Merval Fitou from the Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Francois Merval Fitou of Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Francois Merval Fitou
Pairings that work perfectly with Francois Merval Fitou
Original food and wine pairings with Francois Merval Fitou
The Francois Merval Fitou of Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of burger roll, spaghetti with homemade pesto or blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker).
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix's Francois Merval Fitou.
Discover the grape variety: Codivarta
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate and preserved acidity, showing undemonstrative aromas of white flowers, citrus (lemon) and herbal notes. Very niche, rustic profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections, it belongs to ancient varieties of heritage value whose commercial distribution has almost disappeared. Rare, little-documented white variety grown in tiny quantities, studied for its genetic and historical interest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Francois Merval Fitou from Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix are 2011
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix
The Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 270 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Languedoc's 1st red AOC (1948), realm of Carignan on 2 separated entities (maritime Leucate lagoon, mountainous Mont Tauch). Signature powerful structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, liquorice, pepper and schistous mineral touch, firm tannins and warm mouth — sunny ageing wines (5-15 years). Grenache brings finesse and fruit, Syrah spice, Mourvèdre depth. Schist and limestone soils over ~2,500 ha.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Bergeron
See roussanne.
