Winery Gilles CantonsLes Terres Noires Saint-Chinian
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Les Terres Noires Saint-Chinian
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Terres Noires Saint-Chinian
Original food and wine pairings with Les Terres Noires Saint-Chinian
The Les Terres Noires Saint-Chinian of Winery Gilles Cantons matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, chinese noodles with vegetables or veal roast casserole.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Cantons's Les Terres Noires Saint-Chinian.
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).
Informations about the Winery Gilles Cantons
The Winery Gilles Cantons is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Languedoc cru between Beziers and Saint-Pons, signature dual terroir. Fleshy Mediterranean reds with notes of black fruit (blackberry, black cherry), garrigue, pepper, liquorice and spice, firm tannins and a sun-drenched palate. Northern schists: fruitier, smokier profile. Southern clay-limestone: more structured wines.
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: Brilliant
Said of a very limpid robe whose reflections shine strongly in the light.
