Winery Les Vins du Littoral - Vieilles Vignes Minervois

Winery Les Vins du LittoralVieilles Vignes Minervois

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vieilles Vignes Minervois of Winery Les Vins du Littoral is a red wine from the region of Minervois 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.

Taste structure of the Vieilles Vignes Minervois from the Winery Les Vins du Littoral

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Minervois of Winery Les Vins du Littoral 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 Vieilles Vignes Minervois of Winery Les Vins du Littoral in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Vins du Littoral's Vieilles Vignes Minervois.

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

Discover the grape variety: Courbu

Courbu noir is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. The Courbu noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Vieilles Vignes Minervois - 2018
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Vieilles Vignes Minervois - 2017
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Vieilles Vignes Minervois - 2016
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Vieilles Vignes Minervois - 2015
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Vieilles Vignes Minervois - 2014
In the top 100 of of Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Minervois from Winery Les Vins du Littoral are 2015, 2016, 2017, 2014 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Les Vins du Littoral

The winery offers 220 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Les Vins du Littoral is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 219 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 35000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Minervois wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.


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.

News related to this wine

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The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Grenache gris

A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.

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