Winery Pierre BaptisteCuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan
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 Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan from the Winery Pierre Baptiste
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan of Winery Pierre Baptiste in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan
The Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan of Winery Pierre Baptiste matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, pasta with walnuts and treviso red salad or filet mignon with prunes and white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Baptiste's Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelet
Interspecific crossing between 5455 Seibel and 4938 Seibel (see graph of parentage by clicking here!) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). This direct-producing hybrid has been very little cultivated in France, in the United States white wines were produced.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Prestige Réserve Vieilles Vignes Carignan from Winery Pierre Baptiste are 2015, 2014, 2013
Informations about the Winery Pierre Baptiste
The Winery Pierre Baptiste is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 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 Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)
Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.
