The Winery Hegarty Chamans of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Hegarty Chamans - Black Knight
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 25 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Hegarty Chamans is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hegarty Chamans wines

Looking for the best Winery Hegarty Chamans wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Hegarty Chamans 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 Winery Hegarty Chamans wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hegarty Chamans

How Winery Hegarty Chamans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, tagliatelle with fresh salmon or homemade marengo veal.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hegarty Chamans. often reveals types of flavors of plum, blackberry or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hegarty Chamans. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

The top white wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hegarty Chamans

How Winery Hegarty Chamans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with tuna and tomato sauce, magic cake cheese quiche or ham croquette with purée.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hegarty Chamans. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hegarty Chamans. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Hegarty Chamans.

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Hegarty Chamans and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Top Roussillon wines: 15 to discover

The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...

The word of the wine: BSA

Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.

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