Winery Gilles Cantons - Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian

Winery Gilles CantonsLes Combes Noires Saint-Chinian

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian of Winery Gilles Cantons is a red wine from the region of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian from the Winery Gilles Cantons

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian of Winery Gilles Cantons in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian

Pairings that work perfectly with Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian

Original food and wine pairings with Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian

The Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian of Winery Gilles Cantons matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), phad thai (thai style fried noodles) or veal colombo.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Cantons's Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian - 2017
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of Les Combes Noires Saint-Chinian from Winery Gilles Cantons are 2017, 2016, 2013, 2014

Informations about the Winery Gilles Cantons

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Gilles Cantons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 200000 of of France wines
In the top 7500 of of Saint-Chinian wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 600000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.


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: New

Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.

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