Winery Les Celliers des Terres de FranceLes Schistes Noirs Fitou
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Les Schistes Noirs Fitou
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Original food and wine pairings with Les Schistes Noirs Fitou
The Les Schistes Noirs Fitou of Winery Les Celliers des Terres de France matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pot roast, wok of chinese noodles with vegetables or sauté of veal with carrots.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers des Terres de France's Les Schistes Noirs Fitou.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers des Terres de France
The Winery Les Celliers des Terres de France is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 108 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Languedoc's 1st red AOC (1948), realm of Carignan on 2 separated entities (maritime Leucate lagoon, mountainous Mont Tauch). Signature powerful structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, liquorice, pepper and schistous mineral touch, firm tannins and warm mouth — sunny ageing wines (5-15 years). Grenache brings finesse and fruit, Syrah spice, Mourvèdre depth. Schist and limestone soils over ~2,500 ha.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
