Winery Le Grand Noir - Malbec

Winery Le Grand NoirMalbec

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 Malbec of Winery Le Grand Noir is a red wine from the region of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
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 Malbec from the Winery Le Grand Noir

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Malbec of Winery Le Grand Noir in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy, cocoa

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Malbec of Winery Le Grand Noir in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Le Grand Noir's Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Malbec from Winery Le Grand Noir are 2019, 2017, 2016, 2012 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Le Grand Noir

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Le Grand Noir is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 900 of of Minervois wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Sapid

Said of a wine rich in flavours.

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