Winery Joseph CastanChâteau Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes 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 Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois from the Winery Joseph Castan
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes 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 Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois
The Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, pho ga (vietnamese chicken soup) or piccata with cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Castan's Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Emerald seedless
Cross between the emperor and the Pirovano 75 or sultana moscata obtained in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). It can be found in Australia, Spain, Portugal, United States, ... almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with the emerald riesling also obtained by Harold P. Olmo and the black emerald seedless which as its name indicates is black.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Portal Cuvée Jérôme Portal Vieilles Vignes Minervois from Winery Joseph Castan are 2011, 2006, 2015, 2014 and 2009.
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: Dried
Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.
