Les Caves de LandirasCuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge of Les Caves de Landiras in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or plum and sometimes also flavors of black currant, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge
The Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge of Les Caves de Landiras matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles or onion soup.
Details and technical informations about Les Caves de Landiras's Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Colombaud
The colombaud grape variety is equally appreciated as a white table grape and as a wine grape. Originally from Provence, it is practically no longer found in the vineyards. It is known under several other names, including poupousaoumo, courambaou and bouteillan. An amber veil covers them on the sides most exposed to the sun. The thin, crumbly greenish skin protects an ellipsoidal or spherical pulp, juicy and firm in consistency. The pulp has a simple, pleasant and slightly spicy taste. The berries are gathered in bunches carried by strong peduncles. The grapes are of medium length, compact and cylindrical-conical in shape, often with fins, and are harvested at the third medium period, as the grapevine buds late. Short pruning is best suited to this semi-erect plant, which likes exposed, warm soil.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Sainte Geneviève Rouge from Les Caves de Landiras are 2013
Informations about the Les Caves de Landiras
The Les Caves de Landiras is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
