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 stew provencal style, spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne or simple veal sauté.
Details and technical informations about Château des Karantes's Carignan de Karantes.
Discover the grape variety: Admirable
According to genetic analyses carried out in Montpellier (Hérault), it is the result of a cross between the bicane and the chasselas obtained in Saumur (Maine and Loire Valley) by Doctor Auguste Courtiller in the 1840s, registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1. Today, the Admirable de Courtiller is practically no longer multiplied.
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 Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: VDN
Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.
