The Winery Les Douves is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Les Douves wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), pho soup or tripe in the style of caen.
Sunny, generous southern reds: spicy, peppery Syrah, round, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), deep Mourvèdre, structured Carignan, supple Cinsault. From robust Corbières and Minervois to fresher Terrasses du Larzac, via Faugères on schist or taut Pic Saint-Loup. Lively, iodised Picpoul de Pinet whites (oysters), ample Roussanne and Marsanne. 14 sub-appellations, ~10,000 ha in regional AOC.
Fleshy, convivial wines.
How Winery Les Douves wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chinese fried shrimp ravioli, summer tuna quiche or caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks).
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
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Deeply coloured, structured reds with a dense purple robe, smooth tannins and a round palate, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, spice and balsamic notes. Good short-to-medium ageing. Vinified in blends and as single varietal in IGP Pays d'Oc and Méditerranée (Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence), also adopted in Morocco, Tunisia, Israel and Spain. A Grenache × Malbec cross created in 1958 by Paul Truel in Montpellier (INRA).
