Winery Jean-Paul FontaineLe Clocher Minervois la Livinière
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.
Taste structure of the Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière from the Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière of Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière
Original food and wine pairings with Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière
The Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière of Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, farfalle with gorgonzola or caramelized lamb mice.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine's Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière.
Discover the grape variety: Aubin vert
Aubin vert blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Lorraine). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Aubin vert blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Clocher Minervois la Livinière from Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine are 2009, 2012
Informations about the Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine
The Winery Jean-Paul Fontaine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière is located in the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Minervois La Livinière are Mourvèdre, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Minervois La Livinière often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, toasty or cedar and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, mushroom or dark chocolate.
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: Concentrate
Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.
