Winery La Tour PenedessesLes Volcans Pézenas Rouge
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 Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge from the Winery La Tour Penedesses
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge of Winery La Tour Penedesses 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 Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge of Winery La Tour Penedesses in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge
The Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge of Winery La Tour Penedesses matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, three ways to prepare chinese noodles or veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Tour Penedesses's Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Volcans Pézenas Rouge from Winery La Tour Penedesses are 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery La Tour Penedesses
The Winery La Tour Penedesses is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Pézenas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pézenas
The wine region of Pézenas is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mas Belles Eaux or the Domaine Les Aurelles produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pézenas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pézenas often reveals types of flavors of oaky, white pepper or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, red fruit or tobacco.
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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
