Château La Croix MartelleHauts de Sirus Minervois
Red wine
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 Hauts de Sirus Minervois from the Château La Croix Martelle
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Hauts de Sirus Minervois of Château La Croix Martelle in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Hauts de Sirus Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Hauts de Sirus Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Hauts de Sirus Minervois
The Hauts de Sirus Minervois of Château La Croix Martelle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of hungarian goulash, meat and goat pie or veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots.
Details and technical informations about Château La Croix Martelle's Hauts de Sirus Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Aranel
Aranel blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches and small grapes. The white Aranel can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hauts de Sirus Minervois from Château La Croix Martelle are 2014, 2015
Informations about the Château La Croix Martelle
The Château La Croix Martelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
