Winery Pierre FontaineMinervois Rouge
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 Minervois Rouge from the Winery Pierre Fontaine
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Minervois Rouge of Winery Pierre Fontaine in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Minervois Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Minervois Rouge
The Minervois Rouge of Winery Pierre Fontaine matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, marco's pasta with bacon or fillet of beef with morels.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Fontaine's Minervois Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Lignage
Noble grape variety, formerly known in Loir et Cher, more precisely on the right bank of the Loire Valley between Blois and Tours. It is completely unknown in other French wine regions and abroad. Absent today from the Loire vineyards, its reintroduction, even if limited, should not be long in coming.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Minervois Rouge from Winery Pierre Fontaine are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Pierre Fontaine
The Winery Pierre Fontaine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
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: Structure
Refers to both the structure and the overall constitution of a wine.
