Winery Hegarty ChamansBlack Knight
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 Black Knight of the Winery Hegarty Chamans is in the top 20 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Black Knight from the Winery Hegarty Chamans
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Black Knight of Winery Hegarty Chamans 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 Black Knight of Winery Hegarty Chamans in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of plum, chocolate or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Black Knight
Pairings that work perfectly with Black Knight
Original food and wine pairings with Black Knight
The Black Knight of Winery Hegarty Chamans matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef kidney, awara broth or beef mironton.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hegarty Chamans's Black Knight.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Black Knight from Winery Hegarty Chamans are 2007, 2005, 2012, 2009
Informations about the Winery Hegarty Chamans
The Winery Hegarty Chamans is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Leaflet
Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.
