Winery Lorgeril Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères
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.
Taste structure of the Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères from the Winery Lorgeril
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In the mouth the Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères 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 Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères
Pairings that work perfectly with Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères
Original food and wine pairings with Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères
The Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères of Winery Lorgeril matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, flammekueche with munster cheese or guinea fowl with olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lorgeril's Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mouline de Ciffre - Altiniac Grande Cuvée Faugères from Winery Lorgeril are 2016
Informations about the Winery Lorgeril
The Winery Lorgeril is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 120 wines for sale in the of Faugères to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Faugères
Faugeres is an appellation in the France/languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Although it also covers white and rosé wines, the appellation is best known for its Rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties of Grape/syrah">Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, as well as the more Mediterranean Cinsaut and Lladoner Pelut. The appellation covers the southern slopes of a series of hills only a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The town of Faugeres forms the centre of the area, which extends 10 km from east to west.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">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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The word of the wine: Trimmer
Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.
