The Château Pinenc of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Pinenc - Minervois
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Les Vignobles Foncalieu.
It is ranked in the top 141 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Pinenc is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Pinenc wines

Looking for the best Château Pinenc wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Pinenc wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Pinenc wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Pinenc

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Pinenc

How Château Pinenc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of flemish beer stew, succulent and easy to make beef lasagna or roast veal orloff with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Pinenc

On the nose the red wine of Château Pinenc. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, black fruits or white pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Château Pinenc. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Pinenc

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Pinenc.

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering 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.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Pinenc

Planning a wine route in the of Minervois? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Pinenc.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Château Pinenc and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Tanin

A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.

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