Winery Laurent Miquel - Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian

Winery Laurent Miquel Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian of Winery Laurent Miquel is a red wine from the region of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian from the Winery Laurent Miquel

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian of Winery Laurent Miquel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with oak taste

Food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian

Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian

Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian

The Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian of Winery Laurent Miquel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne or veal blanquette burger.

Details and technical informations about Winery Laurent Miquel's Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian.

Winemaker
Laurent Miquel
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Narince

This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. In this country, it is very often grown at high altitudes. It is believed to be the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Dimrit Kara and Kalecik Karasi. Almost unknown in France, it is no more so in other wine-producing countries.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Cuvée des Fées Saint-Chinian from Winery Laurent Miquel are 2013, 2016, 2012, 2011

Informations about the Winery Laurent Miquel

The winery offers 126 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Laurent Miquel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 125 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 50000 of of France wines
In the top 5000 of of Saint-Chinian wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the France/Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">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.

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The word of the wine: Generous

Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).

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