Château de LandureMinervois
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 Minervois from the Château de Landure
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Minervois of Château de Landure 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 Minervois of Château de Landure in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Minervois
The Minervois of Château de Landure matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, macaroni and angel hair gratin or veal cutlets au gratin.
Details and technical informations about Château de Landure's Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Arrufiac
The white Arrufiac is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). 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 large bunches and small grapes. The white Arrufiac can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Minervois from Château de Landure are 2016, 2017, 2015, 2011 and 2014.
Informations about the Château de Landure
The Château de Landure is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
