Domaine des MasquesEssentielle Syrah
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Essentielle Syrah of Domaine des Masques in the region of Méditerranée often reveals types of flavors of earthy, red fruit or graphite and sometimes also flavors of earth, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Essentielle Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Essentielle Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Essentielle Syrah
The Essentielle Syrah of Domaine des Masques matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or butternut soufflé.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Masques's Essentielle Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Essentielle Syrah from Domaine des Masques are 2014, 2016, 2013
Informations about the Domaine des Masques
The Domaine des Masques is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Bouches-du-Rhone to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bouches-du-Rhone
The wine region of Bouches-du-Rhone is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Trévallon or the Château de Fontcreuse produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bouches-du-Rhone are Merlot, Caladoc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bouches-du-Rhone often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or minerality and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, leather or pepper.
The wine region of Méditerranée
Méditérranée is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of the South-eastern coast of France, roughly corresponding to the wine region of Provence but also including Part of the Rhône Valley. The PGI shares its territory with multiple AOC appellations as varied as Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bandol and Côtes de Provence. The PGI Méditérranée catchment area extends over 10 departments (including the two on the island of Corsica), as well as smaller parts of the Isère, Loire and Rhône departments. Viticulture is essential to the culture and economy of this part of France.
The word of the wine: Tired
Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.
