The Château des Erles is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château des Erles wines in Fitou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Erles 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 des Erles wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château des Erles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, phad thai (thai style fried noodles) or chicken and sausage stew with carrots.
On the nose the red wine of Château des Erles. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château des Erles. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Fitou is a red wine appellation in the heart of the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in southern France. The wine takes its name from a small Village located a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The typical Fitou wine is not dissimilar to the reds produced in the neighbouring Corbières (i. e.
rustic, Herbaceous, leathery, medium-bodied and moderately Tannic). Both appellations use the same Grape varieties, and the Terroir of the southern Corbières is very similar to that of Fitou. The distinction between them is one of tradition and pride. Any proposal to absorb the Fitou appellation into the Corbières would be strongly resisted by the proud producers of Fitou.
Carignan is traditionally the emblematic grape variety of Fitou. Today, it shares the spotlight with Grenache.
Planning a wine route in the of Fitou? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château des Erles.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
