Château RicardelleCuvée Olivettes
Red wine
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 Cuvée Olivettes from the Château Ricardelle
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Olivettes of Château Ricardelle 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 Cuvée Olivettes of Château Ricardelle in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of smoke, earthy or jam and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Olivettes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Olivettes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Olivettes
The Cuvée Olivettes of Château Ricardelle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of picadillo, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker).
Details and technical informations about Château Ricardelle's Cuvée Olivettes.
Discover the grape variety: Completer
Very old vine cultivated in Switzerland (canton of Grisons) where writings relating its presence were found in Malans dating from 1321, its origin would however be Italian. It is related to the white humagne, the bondola bianca, the bondoletta, the marzemino and the lafnetscha its mother. It should be noted that the Completer is today little multiplied in Switzerland, almost unknown in France and even less in the other wine-producing countries.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Olivettes from Château Ricardelle are 2014, 2015, 2012, 2013 and 2008.
Informations about the Château Ricardelle
The Château Ricardelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Languedoc
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 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: Persistence
Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.
