Winery Mas Baux - Velours Rouge

Winery Mas BauxVelours Rouge

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Velours Rouge of Winery Mas Baux is a red wine from the region of Côtes du Roussillon 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.

Taste structure of the Velours Rouge from the Winery Mas Baux

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Velours Rouge of Winery Mas Baux in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mas Baux's Velours Rouge.

Winemaker
Serge Baux
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viktoria

Cross between a (vitis vinifera x vitis amurensis) and Seyve Villard 12 304. Viktoria is found mainly in Russia but also in Poland, Lithuania, etc. It should be noted that a Romanian variety of table grape bears the same name but it is unlikely to be confused with it because its berries are white. - Synonymy: victoria, wiktoria (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Velours Rouge - 2016
In the top 100 of of Côtes du Roussillon wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Velours Rouge - 2015
In the top 100 of of Côtes du Roussillon wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Velours Rouge from Winery Mas Baux are 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Mas Baux

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes du Roussillon in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Mas Baux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon

Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.


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.

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