Winery Joseph CastanChâteau Artix Minervois
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 Château Artix Minervois from the Winery Joseph Castan
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Artix Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan 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 Château Artix Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of pepper, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Château Artix Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Artix Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Château Artix Minervois
The Château Artix Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, pumpkin and courgette lasagne or roast veal with chanterelles and cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Castan's Château Artix Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Souvignier gris
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner obtained in 1983 by Norbert Becker in Freiburg (Germany). A resistance gene has been identified to oidium, no gene to mildew. It can be found in Germany, but also in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, ... and in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Artix Minervois from Winery Joseph Castan are 2008, 2016, 2017, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Joseph Castan
The Winery Joseph Castan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 89 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: Maccabeo
See macabeu.
