Winery Piétri GéraudBanyuls
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Banyuls of Winery Piétri Géraud in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of apricot, chocolate or raisin and sometimes also flavors of honey, dried apricot or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Banyuls
Pairings that work perfectly with Banyuls
Original food and wine pairings with Banyuls
The Banyuls of Winery Piétri Géraud matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington or crozets carbonara with beaufort cheese au gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piétri Géraud's Banyuls.
Discover the grape variety: Saint Pépin
Aromatic, fruity whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with preserved acidity, featuring aromas of white flowers, white-fleshed fruits (apple, pear) and light muscat notes. Extremely cold-hardy. Grown in the northern United States (Minnesota, Wisconsin) and Canada for rigorous continental viticultural climates. American white hybrid variety obtained in 1987 by Elmer Swenson in Minnesota.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Banyuls from Winery Piétri Géraud are 1965, 1952, 1950, 1962
Informations about the Winery Piétri Géraud
The Winery Piétri Géraud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Banyuls
AOC natural sweet wine of the Catalan Côte Vermeille, spectacular schist terrace vineyards facing the Mediterranean. Black Grenache fortified with alcohol (min. 50%, min. 75% in Grand Cru).
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: Stripped
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
