Winery La Prade MariConte des Garrigues 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 Conte des Garrigues Minervois from the Winery La Prade Mari
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Conte des Garrigues Minervois of Winery La Prade Mari in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Conte des Garrigues Minervois of Winery La Prade Mari in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of pepper, black currant or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Conte des Garrigues Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Conte des Garrigues Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Conte des Garrigues Minervois
The Conte des Garrigues Minervois of Winery La Prade Mari matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, lasagna with pointed cabbage or osso buco.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Prade Mari's Conte des Garrigues Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Cornalin d'Aoste
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Conte des Garrigues Minervois from Winery La Prade Mari are 2015, 2010, 2008, 2013 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery La Prade Mari
The Winery La Prade Mari is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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.
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The word of the wine: Shiraz
See syrah.
