Winery Mont Tauch - Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge

Winery Mont TauchVieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou 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 Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge of Winery Mont Tauch is a red wine from the region of Languedoc 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 Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge from the Winery Mont Tauch

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge of Winery Mont Tauch in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge of Winery Mont Tauch in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earth.

Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge

Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge

Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge

The Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge of Winery Mont Tauch matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), chinese chicken soup or veal liver in vinegar.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mont Tauch's Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Foch

Interspecific crossing between 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann around 1911. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Léon Millot. Maréchal Foch is still found in Canada (Quebec) where it is the first black grape variety, in the north-east of the United States, etc. In France, it is hardly present in the vineyard any more, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties list A.

Last vintages of this wine

Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge - 2016
In the top 100 of of Languedoc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge - 2015
In the top 100 of of Languedoc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge - 2014
In the top 100 of of Languedoc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge - 2013
In the top 100 of of Languedoc wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Terroir d'Altitude Fitou Rouge from Winery Mont Tauch are 2013, 2016, 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery Mont Tauch

The winery offers 199 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Mont Tauch.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Mont Tauch is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 194 wines for sale in the of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 55000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Languedoc wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Languedoc

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.


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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The word of the wine: Methuselah

Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).

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