Winery Joseph CastanChâteau Portal Minervois

Red wine of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Château Portal Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan is a red wine from the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Minervois from the Winery Joseph Castan

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Château Portal 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

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Food and wine pairings with Château Portal Minervois

Pairings that work perfectly with Château Portal Minervois

Original food and wine pairings with Château Portal Minervois

The Château Portal Minervois of Winery Joseph Castan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, fish lasagne or meatballs catalan style.

Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Castan's Château Portal Minervois.

Winery

Winery Joseph Castan

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Portal Minervois - 2013

In the top 100 of of Minervois wines

Average rating: 3.2

The best vintages of Château Portal Minervois from Winery Joseph Castan are 2013

Informations about the Winery Joseph Castan

The winery offers 93 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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The Winery Joseph Castan is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 89 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 200000 of of France wines

In the top 20000 of of Minervois wines

In the top 350000 of red wines

In the top 650000 wines of the world

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.

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