Winery Mas de LavailTerre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge
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 Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge from the Winery Mas de Lavail
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge of Winery Mas de Lavail in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge of Winery Mas de Lavail in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or smoke and sometimes also flavors of apples, minerality or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge
The Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge of Winery Mas de Lavail matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of baked lasagna, pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms or potjevleesch.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mas de Lavail's Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche
Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terre d'Ardoise Vieilles Vignes Carignan Rouge from Winery Mas de Lavail are 2008, 2016, 2017, 2011 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Mas de Lavail
The Winery Mas de Lavail is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Côtes Catalanes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes Catalanes
The wine region of Côtes Catalanes is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de l'Ou or the Domaine Department 66 produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes Catalanes are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes Catalanes often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pink grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, nectarine or wax.
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: R-M (champagne)
Harvesting and handling. It is the artisan winemaker. He elaborates his own champagne, often a monocru representative of the village or the surrounding villages.
