The Domaine Monastrel is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Monastrel wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Monastrel wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine Monastrel wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Monastrel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), lasagna bolognese or milanese cutlets like in italy.
In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Monastrel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
Also fresh rosés and minority whites. 4,400 ha of limestone, schist and sandstone soils.
How Domaine Monastrel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagne bolognaise (mascarpone), light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or spanish omelette (tortilla auténtica).
Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.
How Domaine Monastrel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with old-fashioned tomato sauce, quiche without eggs or lightweight microwave chips.
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
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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).
