Winery Philippe DourtheChateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres
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 Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres from the Winery Philippe Dourthe
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres of Winery Philippe Dourthe 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 Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres of Winery Philippe Dourthe in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres
The Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres of Winery Philippe Dourthe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), elodie's pasta risotto or veal colombo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe Dourthe's Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres.
Discover the grape variety: Mècle
Mècle noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. We can find the Mècle noir cultivated in these vineyards: Savoie & Bugey, South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateau Aigues Vives Cuvée d'Exception Corbieres from Winery Philippe Dourthe are 2016, 2013, 2014, 2003 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Philippe Dourthe
The Winery Philippe Dourthe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
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.
The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)
In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.
