Winery l'AmiralCuvée d'Honneur Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée d'Honneur Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée d'Honneur Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée d'Honneur Minervois
The Cuvée d'Honneur Minervois of Winery l'Amiral matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), meat and cheese pie or roast pork with onions and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery l'Amiral's Cuvée d'Honneur Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Goron de Bovernier
Its origin is most certainly Valdôtaine (Italy), still cultivated in the Entremont Valley in the Swiss Valais and totally unknown in other countries. It is the result of a natural cross between a still unknown or even extinct variety and the Cornalin du Valais or rouge du pays. It is the grandson of the humagne rouge or petit rouge and would also have genetic links with the rèze and the chasselas. The Goron de Bovernier is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list B.
Informations about the Winery l'Amiral
The Winery l'Amiral is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Rough
A very astringent and somewhat coarse tannic wine.
