Winery Paul HerpeChâteau Russol Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Château Russol Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Russol Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Château Russol Minervois
The Château Russol Minervois of Winery Paul Herpe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, chinese noodles with vegetables or oxtail confit in red wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Paul Herpe's Château Russol Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot noir
Supple, rounded reds with a deep ruby robe, velvety tannins and a generous palate, with signature aromas of ripe cherry, plum and blackberry, soft spices, cocoa and toasty oak notes. Age-worthy. Emblematic pillar of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, most planted red variety in France. Official synonym of Merlot, natural cross Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire des Charentes.
Informations about the Winery Paul Herpe
The Winery Paul Herpe is one of wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 51 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: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
