Château Saint Jacques d'AlbasChâteau d'Albas
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 Château d'Albas from the Château Saint Jacques d'Albas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château d'Albas of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas 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 Château d'Albas of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or black cherries.
Food and wine pairings with Château d'Albas
Pairings that work perfectly with Château d'Albas
Original food and wine pairings with Château d'Albas
The Château d'Albas of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, pasta with auvergne blue cheese or cordon bleu with veal and cured ham.
Details and technical informations about Château Saint Jacques d'Albas's Château d'Albas.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat bleu
An interspecific cross between 15-6 Garnier (villard noir or 18315 Seyve-Villard x Müller-Thurgau) and perle noire or 20347 Seyve-Villard (panse de Provence x 12358 Seyve-Villard), obtained in Switzerland in the 1930s by a nurseryman named Garnier. Muscat Bleu can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. It is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A2.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château d'Albas from Château Saint Jacques d'Albas are 2012, 2008, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Château Saint Jacques d'Albas
The Château Saint Jacques d'Albas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
