Winery Jean-Michel AlquierLes Premières Faugères
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Grenache, the Mourvèdre, the Syrah and the Grenache noir.
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 Les Premières Faugères of the Winery Jean-Michel Alquier is in the top 20 of wines of Faugères.
Taste structure of the Les Premières Faugères from the Winery Jean-Michel Alquier
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Premières Faugères of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier 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 Les Premières Faugères of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of leather, black fruits or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Premières Faugères
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Premières Faugères
Original food and wine pairings with Les Premières Faugères
The Les Premières Faugères of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of beer goulash, veal tagine with artichokes and lemons or pasta with walnuts and treviso red salad.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Michel Alquier's Les Premières Faugères.
Discover the grape variety: Grenache
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Premières Faugères from Winery Jean-Michel Alquier are 2013, 2020, 2019, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Jean-Michel Alquier
The Winery Jean-Michel Alquier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Faugères to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Faugères
Faugeres is an appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Although it also covers white and rosé wines, the appellation is best known for its Rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, as well as the more MediterraneanCinsaut and Lladoner Pelut. The appellation covers the southern slopes of a series of hills only a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The town of Faugeres forms the centre of the area, which extends 10 km from east to west.
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: Roast
Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.
