Château de LastoursCuvée Simone Descamps
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.
The Cuvée Simone Descamps of the Château de Lastours is in the top 20 of wines of Corbières.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Simone Descamps from the Château de Lastours
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Simone Descamps of Château de Lastours 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 Cuvée Simone Descamps of Château de Lastours in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Simone Descamps
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Simone Descamps
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Simone Descamps
The Cuvée Simone Descamps of Château de Lastours matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), cannelloni au gratin stuffed with bolognese sauce or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.
Details and technical informations about Château de Lastours's Cuvée Simone Descamps.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine angevine
Resulting from a sowing carried out in 1857 in Angers (Maine and Loire Valley) by Jean-Pierre Vibert and from 1863 marketed by the Moreau-Robert company. According to genetic analyses, this variety is the result of a cross between the royal madeleine and the blanc d'ambre. It has been used very often by hybridizers, the Csaba pearl being a good example. This variety is found in the United States (Washington), Germany and England, where it is vinified and its wine appreciated. - Synonymy: Angevine (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Simone Descamps from Château de Lastours are 2014, 2007, 2017, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Château de Lastours
The Château de Lastours is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
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: Stripped
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
