Winery LorgerilLes Pierres Minervois

Red wine of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.3

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Les Pierres Minervois of Winery Lorgeril 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 Les Pierres Minervois from the Winery Lorgeril

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Les Pierres Minervois of Winery Lorgeril in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Les Pierres Minervois

Pairings that work perfectly with Les Pierres Minervois

Original food and wine pairings with Les Pierres Minervois

The Les Pierres Minervois of Winery Lorgeril matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, spaghetti carbonara or veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer).

Details and technical informations about Winery Lorgeril's Les Pierres Minervois.

Winery

Winery Lorgeril

Winemaker

Nicolas Lorgeril

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riminèse

Riminèse blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The white Riminèse can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Pierres Minervois - 2012

In the top 100 of of Minervois wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Les Pierres Minervois from Winery Lorgeril are 2012

Informations about the Winery Lorgeril

The winery offers 147 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

This winery is part of the Lorgeril.

It is in the top 95 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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The Winery Lorgeril is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 147 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 250000 of of France wines

In the top 15000 of of Minervois wines

In the top 450000 of red wines

In the top 850000 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.

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