Winery La GravettePlaisir du Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Plaisir du Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Plaisir du Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Plaisir du Minervois
The Plaisir du Minervois of Winery La Gravette matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, tuna lasagna or gizzards in sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Gravette's Plaisir du Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Monbadon
Originally from the Charentes region, it is now endangered. It is still found in isolated stocks, most often in old ugni blanc plantations. This variety is said to be the result of a natural cross between folle blanche and ugni blanc. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: frontignan des Charentes, aramon blanc by mistake in the Var, gros montils on the island of Oléron, ugni de Montpellier, burger (not to be confused with elbling and gouais blanc which have the same synonym), auba, meslier d'Orléans (not to be confused with meslier saint François) (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Informations about the Winery La Gravette
The Winery La Gravette is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 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: Aqueous
Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.
