Winery La Croix de Saint JeanCuvée Michel
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Michel from the Winery La Croix de Saint Jean
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Michel of Winery La Croix de Saint Jean in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Michel of Winery La Croix de Saint Jean in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pepper or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Michel
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Michel
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Michel
The Cuvée Michel of Winery La Croix de Saint Jean matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, the corsican soup or grenadins of veal with ceps.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Croix de Saint Jean's Cuvée Michel.
Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer
Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Michel from Winery La Croix de Saint Jean are 2012, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery La Croix de Saint Jean
The Winery La Croix de Saint Jean 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: Discharge
In the traditional method, elimination of the yeast deposit formed during the second fermentation in the bottle.
