The Château Guiraud Boissezon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Guiraud Boissezon wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Guiraud Boissezon wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Guiraud Boissezon wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Guiraud Boissezon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, generous flaky quiche or express veal stew in a pressure cooker.
On the nose the red wine of Château Guiraud Boissezon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or violet and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Guiraud Boissezon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.
Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Chinian? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Guiraud Boissezon.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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Said of a wine that leaves its mark on the palate with its strong characters and a hint of acidity, but without excess.
