Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois JourdanGrès de Montpellier
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Carignan, the Syrah and the Grenache noir.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Grès de Montpellier
Pairings that work perfectly with Grès de Montpellier
Original food and wine pairings with Grès de Montpellier
The Grès de Montpellier of Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), roast pork with onions and honey or pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream.
Details and technical informations about Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan's Grès de Montpellier.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grès de Montpellier from Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan are 2016, 0, 2013
Informations about the Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan
The Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Grès de Montpellier to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Grès de Montpellier
The wine region of Grès de Montpellier is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Mas du Novi - Domaine Saint Jean du Noviciat or the Château de Flaugergues produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grès de Montpellier are Mourvèdre, Gewurztraminer and Morrastel-Bouschet, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grès de Montpellier often reveals types of flavors of oak, caramel or menthol and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or cream.
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: Cuvée
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
