Winery Lionel DufourPrieur des Aires Saint-Chinian

Red wine of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian of Winery Lionel Dufour is a red wine from the region of Saint-Chinian 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 Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian from the Winery Lionel Dufour

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian of Winery Lionel Dufour in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian

Pairings that work perfectly with Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian

Original food and wine pairings with Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian

The Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian of Winery Lionel Dufour matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, pipe rigate bolognese sauce or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lionel Dufour's Prieur des Aires Saint-Chinian.

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Winery Lionel Dufour

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Great wine region

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Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Blanc Dame

Blanc Dame blanc 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. It should be noted that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. The Blanc Dame Blanc is grown in the following vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Informations about the Winery Lionel Dufour

The winery offers 267 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Lionel Dufour is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 265 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of France wines

In the top 30000 of of Saint-Chinian wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

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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