The Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas of Corbières of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 254 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Corbières in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas is one of the best wineries to follow in Corbières.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas wines

Looking for the best Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas wines in Corbières among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas 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 Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

How Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of borscht (russia), pad thai or veal chop normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Corbières

Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.

The rosé wines of the Corbières are also very famous, made from the same red grape varieties, combined with Grenache Gris and Picpoul. White wines represent only a small percentage of the total production. They are made from a wide selection of grape varieties - notably Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Marsanne and Roussanne. The appellation has about 2,200 winegrowers, nearly 300 private producers and more than 30 cooperatives.

The top pink wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

How Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of light lasagne without béchamel sauce, summer tuna quiche or patatas bravas (fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce).

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.

The top white wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas

How Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of mami's macaroni and gruyere gratin, magic cake cheese quiche or chicken fajitas.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Prieure Sainte Marie d'Albas.

  • Grenache Gris
  • Macabeo

The word of the wine: Pedicel

Small stalk.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache Gris

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