Château des Erles - Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou

Château des ErlesCuvée des Ardoises Fitou

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou of Château des Erles is a red wine from the region of Fitou 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.
The Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou of the Château des Erles is in the top 5 of wines of Fitou.

Taste structure of the Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou from the Château des Erles

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou of Château des Erles in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou of Château des Erles in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Château des Erles's Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou.

Winemaker
François Lurton
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Baco blanc

Interspecific crossing obtained in 1898 by François Baco (1865-1947) between the folle blanche and the noah, which it resembles somewhat. With the latter, Baco blanc is distinguished by a light beige felt under the leaf, whereas it is white for the noah. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2017
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2016
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2014
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2013
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2012
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2011
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou - 2010
In the top 5 of of Fitou wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Cuvée des Ardoises Fitou from Château des Erles are 2017, 2014, 2016, 2009 and 2004.

Informations about the Château des Erles

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Francois Lurton.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Fitou in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Château des Erles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 25000 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Fitou wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Fitou

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.


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.

The word of the wine: Sapid

Said of a wine rich in flavours.

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