Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois JourdanSommières
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 Sommières from the Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sommières of Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan 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 Sommières of Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or plum and sometimes also flavors of leather, raspberry or pepper.
Food and wine pairings with Sommières
Pairings that work perfectly with Sommières
Original food and wine pairings with Sommières
The Sommières of Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), elodie's pasta risotto or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.
Details and technical informations about Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan's Sommières.
Discover the grape variety: Dawn seedless
Cross between the gold and the pearl obtained in the United States (California) by Harold P. Olmo and Albert T. Koyama. This variety is also known in Chile. - Synonymy: davis g4-36 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sommières from Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan are 2012, 2015, 2016, 2014 and 2017.
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 Sommières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sommières
The wine region of Sommières is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mas Montel - Mas Granier or the Château l’Argentier - Elisabeth et Francois Jourdan produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sommières are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sommières often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or plum and sometimes also flavors of leather, raspberry or pepper.
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: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
