Maison CentauréeSyrah
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 Syrah from the Maison Centaurée
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Syrah of Maison Centaurée in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Syrah
The Syrah of Maison Centaurée matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, ham lasagness or rabbit with hunter's sauce.
Details and technical informations about Maison Centaurée's Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc 13
A direct producer hybrid obtained by Georges Couderc by crossing Vitis Lincecumii (Buckley) with 162-5 Couderc, the latter having 3/4 blood of Vinifera-Rupestris. Today, like most hybrids, it has practically disappeared. It can still be found in a mixture in very old vineyards, the photographs below were taken in the Ardèche, on the border with the Gard, north of Saint Ambroix.
Informations about the Maison Centaurée
The Maison Centaurée is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
