Winery Paul HerpeLe Clos des Oliviers Corbieres
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Le Clos des Oliviers Corbieres
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Clos des Oliviers Corbieres
Original food and wine pairings with Le Clos des Oliviers Corbieres
The Le Clos des Oliviers Corbieres of Winery Paul Herpe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of american style beef marinade, cannelloni au gratin stuffed with bolognese sauce or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.
Details and technical informations about Winery Paul Herpe's Le Clos des Oliviers Corbieres.
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 Paul Herpe
The Winery Paul Herpe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Largest AOC in Languedoc, 95% Mediterranean reds. Signature old-vine Carignan (up to 60%): fleshy reds with black fruit, garrigue, black olive, spice and tight tannins. Blended with round, sunny Grenache, peppery Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault. A few fresh rosés and whites (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne).
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: Tressallier
White grape variety from the Allier region, identical to the Sacy variety grown in Burgundy. Rarely vinified on its own, it is used in the blending of Saint-Pourçain white wines, associated with chardonnay, the main grape variety of the appellation. Syn.: sacy.
