Winery François de TonnayDomaine Sainte Catherine Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Domaine Sainte Catherine Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel'
Pairings that work perfectly with Domaine Sainte Catherine Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel'
Original food and wine pairings with Domaine Sainte Catherine Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel'
The Domaine Sainte Catherine Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel' of Winery François de Tonnay matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, lasagna bolognese or veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer).
Details and technical informations about Winery François de Tonnay's Domaine Sainte Catherine Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel'.
Discover the grape variety: Scheurebe
German grape variety obtained in 1916 by Georg Shere (1879/1949). It was given until then as coming from a cross between Riesling and Sylvaner, but genetic tests have shown that its father is the Bouquettraube (Bukettrebe), and it is closely related to the Kerner. The Scheurebe can be found in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Great Britain, the United States (California, Virginia, ...), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, ...), ... practically unknown in France.
Informations about the Winery François de Tonnay
The Winery François de Tonnay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel'
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel' is located in the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gardiés or the Domaine Chemin Faisant produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel' are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Roussillon Villages 'Tautavel' often reveals types of flavors of leather, floral or pepper and sometimes also flavors of violet, tobacco or red fruit.
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: Baco 22A
A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.
