Winery Olivier Coste Old Star Carignan Noir
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 Old Star Carignan Noir from the Winery Olivier Coste
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Tannic
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In the mouth the Old Star Carignan Noir of Winery Olivier Coste in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Old Star Carignan Noir of Winery Olivier Coste in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, plum or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Old Star Carignan Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Star Carignan Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Old Star Carignan Noir
The Old Star Carignan Noir of Winery Olivier Coste matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, fettuccine with cream and cheese or roast veal with mustard cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Olivier Coste's Old Star Carignan Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Baco
Baco blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Landes). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. It should be noted that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by bunches of medium to large size, and grapes of medium to large size. Baco blanc is found in the vineyards of Languedoc & Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Star Carignan Noir from Winery Olivier Coste are 2019, 2018
Informations about the Winery Olivier Coste
The Winery Olivier Coste is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Hérault to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hérault
The wine region of Hérault is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange des Pères or the Domaine La Grange des Pères produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hérault are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hérault often reveals types of flavors of minerality, yellow apple or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of nutty, anise or stone fruit.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The word of the wine: Oxidized
Altered by oxidation.
