Château La RoqueCuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Mourvedre.
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 les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup from the Château La Roque
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup of Château La Roque 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 les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup of Château La Roque in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of smoke, dark fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup
The Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup of Château La Roque matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of greek moussaka, tagliatelle with spinach cream or lamb confit with new potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Château La Roque's Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvédre Pic Saint Loup from Château La Roque are 2014, 2013, 2016, 2015 and 2011.
Informations about the Château La Roque
The Château La Roque is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup
The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup or the Domaine de Villeneuve produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pic-Saint-Loup are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pic-Saint-Loup often reveals types of flavors of earth, straw or apricot and sometimes also flavors of peach, dark chocolate or anise.
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.
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