Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe - Cuvée Sextant Corbières

Winery Les Celliers d'OrfèeCuvée Sextant Corbières

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée Sextant Corbières of Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe is a red wine from the region of Corbières of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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 Cuvée Sextant Corbières of the Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe is in the top 5 of wines of Corbières.

Taste structure of the Cuvée Sextant Corbières from the Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Sextant Corbières of Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuvée Sextant Corbières of Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black currant or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe's Cuvée Sextant Corbières.

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

Discover the grape variety: Orion

Interspecific crossing between the optima and the white Villard obtained in 1964 and in Germany by Gerhardt Erich Allweldt (1927-2005). It can be found in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, ... not or little known in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2017
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2016
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2015
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2014
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2013
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2012
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuvée Sextant Corbières - 2011
In the top 5 of of Corbières wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cuvée Sextant Corbières from Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe are 2005, 2014, 2000, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Corbières in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Les Celliers d'Orfèe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 2500 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Corbières wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Corbières

Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.


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: Cord

Management of trellised vines.

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