Winery Piétri GéraudCuvée Méditerranée Banyuls
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls of Winery Piétri Géraud in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, chocolate or caramel and sometimes also flavors of fig, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls
The Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls of Winery Piétri Géraud matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), coconut chicken à la bellevilloise or fusillis natalias.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piétri Géraud's Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls.
Discover the grape variety: Petit brun
The petit brun is a black grape variety that is becoming rarer. It is found particularly in Provence, where it is one of the many other grape varieties that make up the reputation of this region. It is probably of Italian origin and is used to make the best red wines. It is known as "brun des Hautes Alpes". In order to be more productive, the vine needs to be pruned short and develops perfectly when it is well exposed. In France, Petit Brun is one of the secondary grape varieties used in the Palette appellations. The AOC Palette is considered the oldest in Provence. The wine made from petit brun is a dark red, particularly tannic. It gives off aromas of undergrowth and a floral scent. In the wines of Château Crémade, the petit brun gives them an exceptional subtlety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Méditerranée Banyuls from Winery Piétri Géraud are 2013, 2010, 2009
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
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
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: Generic
A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).
