Winery Les Combes CachéesMinervois La Livinière
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 Minervois La Livinière of the Winery Les Combes Cachées is in the top 90 of wines of Minervois La Livinière.
Taste structure of the Minervois La Livinière from the Winery Les Combes Cachées
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Minervois La Livinière of Winery Les Combes Cachées in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Minervois La Livinière
Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois La Livinière
Original food and wine pairings with Minervois La Livinière
The Minervois La Livinière of Winery Les Combes Cachées matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with mustard, pipe rigate bolognese sauce or caramelized lamb mice.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Combes Cachées's Minervois La Livinière.
Discover the grape variety: Cayuga
Aromatic whites in dry and off-dry styles, with a pale golden hue, lively acidity and fruity aromas of apple, pear, muscat notes and floral hints. Cold and disease resistant. Grown in the north-eastern United States (New York, Finger Lakes), it adapts to continental wine climates and is used for dry and off-dry whites. American hybrid white grape obtained in 1972 by Cornell University, a cross of Seyval blanc × Schuyler.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Minervois La Livinière from Winery Les Combes Cachées are 2017, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Les Combes Cachées
The Winery Les Combes Cachées is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Minervois La Livinière to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois La Livinière
Languedoc cru (>400 m, tertiary limestone terroir dominating Cesse gorges): Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre blend (>=60%, incl. 40% Syrah-Mourvèdre) as flagship red, with Carignan, Cinsault and autochthons — intense aromas of black fruits, spices and garrigue, liquorice and cocoa notes from ageing, fine concentration, silky tannins and long finish. Cool Languedoc climate, schists, sandstone, quartz and limestone.
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: Acidity
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
