Winery François PlessisHippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah of the Winery François Plessis is in the top 60 of wines of Côtes Catalanes.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah
The Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah of Winery François Plessis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets).
Details and technical informations about Winery François Plessis's Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Melon-Queue-Rouge
Lively, refreshing dry whites with a pale golden robe and green hints, a lean palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, white-fleshed fruits (pear) and Loire saline iodine notes. A profile identical to classic Muscadet. Preserved for its heritage value in a few parcels in the Pays Nantais. A reddish-stemmed mutation of Melon de Bourgogne, native French white grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hippopotame Cuvée Prestige Syrah from Winery François Plessis are 2016, 2014, 2015
Informations about the Winery François Plessis
The Winery François Plessis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Côtes Catalanes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes Catalanes
Expressive Roussillon heartland: signature Grenache Noir as the red king — fleshy and sunny with notes of ripe cherry, raspberry, garrigue, spices and a peppery touch, round tannins and generous alcohol on schist. Deep Syrah, dense Carignan and Mourvèdre as support. Grenache Gris/Blanc, Macabeu and Vermentino in round whites (fennel, citrus, flowers). Aromatic Muscats.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
The single-grape IGP par excellence: modern, accessible, frank and fruity wines, the popular signature of the Midi. Spicy Syrah reds (pepper, blackberry), round Merlot, structured Cabernet, generous Grenache, supple Cinsault. Crisp, tangy rosés. Opulent Chardonnay whites, lively Sauvignon, floral, apricoty Viognier.
The word of the wine: Maccabeo
See macabeu.
