The Château Mandirac of Corbières of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Mandirac - Corbières
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 62 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Corbières in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Mandirac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Mandirac wines

Looking for the best Château Mandirac wines in Corbières among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Mandirac wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Mandirac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Mandirac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Mandirac

How Château Mandirac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), pastasciutta (corsica) or sot- l- leaves.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Mandirac

On the nose the red wine of Château Mandirac. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, red fruit or leather and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Mandirac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Mandirac

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Mandirac.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Corbières

Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.

The rosé wines of the Corbières are also very famous, made from the same red grape varieties, combined with Grenache Gris and Picpoul. White wines represent only a small percentage of the total production. They are made from a wide selection of grape varieties - notably Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Marsanne and Roussanne. The appellation has about 2,200 winegrowers, nearly 300 private producers and more than 30 cooperatives.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Mandirac

Planning a wine route in the of Corbières? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Mandirac.

Discover the grape variety: Calabrese

Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

News about Château Mandirac and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The power of music: How Brahms might make your wine taste better

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Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

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The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.

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