The Domaine La Rouviole is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine La Rouviole wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine La Rouviole wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine La Rouviole wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine La Rouviole wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream or veal chops au gratin.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine La Rouviole. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruits or clove and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine La Rouviole. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.
Also fresh rosés and minority whites. 4,400 ha of limestone, schist and sandstone soils.
How Domaine La Rouviole wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with veal stock sauce, quiche without pastry or tuna, tomato and olive cake.
Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.
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Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
