Domaine Piquemal Tradition Côtes du Roussillon
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 Tradition Côtes du Roussillon from the Domaine Piquemal
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In the mouth the Tradition Côtes du Roussillon of Domaine Piquemal in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tradition Côtes du Roussillon of Domaine Piquemal in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of licorice, pepper or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Tradition Côtes du Roussillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Tradition Côtes du Roussillon
Original food and wine pairings with Tradition Côtes du Roussillon
The Tradition Côtes du Roussillon of Domaine Piquemal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or grenadins of veal with ceps.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Piquemal's Tradition Côtes du Roussillon.
Discover the grape variety: Ferradou
Ferradou noir is a grape variety that originated in . It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Ferradou noir can be found in the vineyards of the South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tradition Côtes du Roussillon from Domaine Piquemal are 2013, 2015, 2014, 2009 and 2007.
Informations about the Domaine Piquemal
The Domaine Piquemal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon
Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.
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.
News related to this wine
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The word of the wine: Pressing
Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).