Winery Gérard BertrandCorbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives
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 Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives from the Winery Gérard Bertrand
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives of Winery Gérard Bertrand 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 Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives of Winery Gérard Bertrand in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dark fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives
Pairings that work perfectly with Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives
Original food and wine pairings with Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives
The Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives of Winery Gérard Bertrand matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, mascarpone/gorgonzola macaroni gratin or veal escalope with marsala.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gérard Bertrand's Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Corbières Boutenac Château Aigues Vives from Winery Gérard Bertrand are 2017, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Gérard Bertrand
The Winery Gérard Bertrand is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 399 wines for sale in the of Corbières Boutenac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières Boutenac
Languedoc AOP at the heart of Corbières (180 m, stony iron-rich clay-limestone hills, Mediterranean with cers wind): signature Carignan red (30–50%) complemented by Syrah (≤30%), Grenache and Mourvèdre — dark-coloured with ripe black fruits (cherry, blackberry, plum), spices and garrigue, full-bodied with silky tannins and persistent finish. Old-vine Carignan, AOP 2005, finesse and elegance, first cru of Languedoc.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Claret
Name given by the English to the red wine of Bordeaux.
