Winery MesnardMinervois Grande Réserve
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Minervois Grande Réserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois Grande Réserve
Original food and wine pairings with Minervois Grande Réserve
The Minervois Grande Réserve of Winery Mesnard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, quick salmon and zucchini lasagna or veal escalope with lemon sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mesnard's Minervois Grande Réserve.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Informations about the Winery Mesnard
The Winery Mesnard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Sweet
Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.
