Winery Les Celliers d'OrfèeCorbières Boutenac
Red wine
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.
The Corbières Boutenac of the Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe is in the top 10 of wines of Corbières Boutenac.
Taste structure of the Corbières Boutenac from the Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Corbières Boutenac of Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Corbières Boutenac
Pairings that work perfectly with Corbières Boutenac
Original food and wine pairings with Corbières Boutenac
The Corbières Boutenac of Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of savoyard matafans, tuscan pastachute or veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe's Corbières Boutenac.
Discover the grape variety: Mérille
Originally from the Tarn-et-Garonne, the merille is a member of the cotoïdes family. It has long occupied the vineyards of Bergerac. It is often planted with négrette N or côt N. Nowadays, it is only grown on a hundred hectares in all. The young leaves of the Merille are heart-shaped. Its bunches are larger than average. The berries are bluish-black in colour and are also large and tightly packed. Merillas are associated with a regular and high production. It is often exposed to attacks by grape worms, leafhoppers and mites. It also fears grey rot but is not very sensitive to powdery mildew and mildew. This variety has 3 approved clones, not yet multiplied, namely 790, 445 and 444. It does not like soils with excessive humidity. It buds early and ripens later. Merille produces a light, not very aromatic, flat and simple wine.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Corbières Boutenac from Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe are 2013, 2011, 2018, 2012 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe
The Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Corbières Boutenac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières Boutenac
The wine region of Corbières Boutenac is located in the region of Corbières of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Villemajou or the Château Ollieux Romanis produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Corbières Boutenac are Mourvèdre, Marsanne and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Corbières Boutenac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, licorice or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of game, dried fruit or cream.
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.
The word of the wine: Cupbearer
Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.
