Winery l'EtoileBanyuls Grand Cru
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Banyuls Grand Cru of Winery l'Etoile in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of apricot, chocolate or raisin and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Banyuls Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Banyuls Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Banyuls Grand Cru
The Banyuls Grand Cru of Winery l'Etoile matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet or chicken and chorizo brochettes.
Details and technical informations about Winery l'Etoile's Banyuls Grand Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Juwel
Aromatic, fine whites with a pale golden robe and an airy palate, with signature aromas of white flowers, white-fleshed fruit (apple, pear) and delicate notes. Supple and accessible profile. Grown on small surfaces in Germany, remains very niche, used in blends or for dry whites. German white variety obtained at Geisenheim (riesling × pinot blanc), medium ripening.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Banyuls Grand Cru from Winery l'Etoile are 2007, 2006, 2008, 2004 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery l'Etoile
The Winery l'Etoile is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Banyuls Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Banyuls Grand Cru
AOC natural sweet wine from the Eastern Pyrenees (4 communes on the Vermilion Coast, warm draining schist terraces in restanques, mutage with alcohol preserving sugar, codified 1962): Grenache Noir is the exclusive signature red (≥75%) with a minimum 30 months in barrel — rich oxidative profile of dried figs, prunes, dark chocolate, coffee, leather and tobacco; ruby-garnet robe deepening to mahogany. Grenache Gris, Macabeu and Muscats as complements, 15–21. 5% vol, RS ≥45 g/l.
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: Heart-to-heart
Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.
