Château de RaissacLes Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from the Château de Raissac
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Château de Raissac in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
The Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Château de Raissac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, thai coconut chicken with black mushrooms or gigolette of rabbit.
Details and technical informations about Château de Raissac's Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Carabenas Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from Château de Raissac are 2014, 2015, 2012, 2013
Informations about the Château de Raissac
The Château de Raissac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Reduction
A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.
