Château des KarantesCarignan de Karantes
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Carignan de Karantes
Pairings that work perfectly with Carignan de Karantes
Original food and wine pairings with Carignan de Karantes
The Carignan de Karantes of Château des Karantes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, pasta gratin or saltimbocca alla romana.
Details and technical informations about Château des Karantes's Carignan de Karantes.
Discover the grape variety: Blanc Cardon
An ancient grape variety from the Garonne valley, long confused with the white mauzac. Today, it is practically no longer present in the vineyard and is therefore on the verge of extinction.
Informations about the Château des Karantes
The Château des Karantes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Vicomte d'Aumelas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vicomte d'Aumelas
The wine region of Vicomte d'Aumelas is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Vignerons de la Vicomté or the Domaine Marié produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vicomte d'Aumelas are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vicomte d'Aumelas often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The word of the wine: Amber
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
