Winery Gérard BertrandMinervois La Livinière Le Viala
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.
The Minervois La Livinière Le Viala of the Winery Gérard Bertrand is in the top 20 of wines of Minervois La Livinière.
Taste structure of the Minervois La Livinière Le Viala from the Winery Gérard Bertrand
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Minervois La Livinière Le Viala 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 Minervois La Livinière Le Viala of Winery Gérard Bertrand in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cream, mint or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Minervois La Livinière Le Viala
Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois La Livinière Le Viala
Original food and wine pairings with Minervois La Livinière Le Viala
The Minervois La Livinière Le Viala of Winery Gérard Bertrand matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, pasta with porcini mushrooms or veal roast, country style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gérard Bertrand's Minervois La Livinière Le Viala.
Discover the grape variety: Cornalin d'Aoste
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Minervois La Livinière Le Viala from Winery Gérard Bertrand are 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2000.
Informations about the Winery Gérard Bertrand
The Winery Gérard Bertrand is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 381 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.
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.
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The word of the wine: Tertiary aromas
Aromas resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle. The aromas evolve with time, from fresh fruitiness to notes of stewed, candied or dried fruit, to aromas of venison or undergrowth.
