The Les Caves du Pré is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Les Caves du Pré wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Les Caves du Pré 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 Les Caves du Pré wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Les Caves du Pré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cannelloni of meat, cuttlefish a la plancha or nanie's diced ham quiche.
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 typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.
How Les Caves du Pré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cod brandade without potatoes, shrimp with oyster sauce or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
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.
How Les Caves du Pré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), tajine of beef balls and merguez or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.
On the nose the red wine of Les Caves du Pré. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, plum or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of cheese, microbio or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Les Caves du Pré. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.
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Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
