The Winery Le Dominicain is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Le Dominicain wines in Banyuls among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Dominicain wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Le Dominicain wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Le Dominicain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, blue cheese or aperitif such as recipes of titgazelle's herring and leek pie, penne with gorgonzola or ktipiti (greece).
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Le Dominicain. often reveals types of flavors of oak, dried fruit.
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.
How Winery Le Dominicain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of baked marrow bones, salmon and spinach lasagna or small stuffed provençal dishes.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Dominicain. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Dominicain. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
How Winery Le Dominicain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), baked whole salmon or flambéed prawns.
Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.
How Winery Le Dominicain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of macaroni and cheese gratin, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Dominicain. is a powerful.
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
How Winery Le Dominicain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with crispy parma ham, salmon and goat cheese quiche or happy new year bites.
In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Le Dominicain. is a with a nice freshness.
Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.
Planning a wine route in the of Banyuls? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Dominicain.
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.
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...
Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.
