Winery Saint Frichoux - Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois

Winery Saint FrichouxClos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois of Winery Saint Frichoux is a red wine from the region of Languedoc-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 Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois from the Winery Saint Frichoux

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois of Winery Saint Frichoux in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois

Pairings that work perfectly with Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois

Original food and wine pairings with Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois

The Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois of Winery Saint Frichoux matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of provencal stew, trofie ( pasta ) paradiso or provencal veal tendrons.

Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Frichoux's Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Belair

Intraspecific crossing between the barlinka and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1974 in South Africa by E.P. Evans and P.J.L. Ellis. In the same country and with the same parents, other varieties were created such as happiness, la rochelle, ... . Belair is registered since 2012 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A2.

Last vintages of this wine

Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois - 2015
In the top 100 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois - 2013
In the top 100 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois - 2012
In the top 100 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois - 2011
In the top 100 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Clos de la Petite Chapelle cuvee Prestige Minervois from Winery Saint Frichoux are 2013, 2011, 2015, 2012

Informations about the Winery Saint Frichoux

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Saint Frichoux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

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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The word of the wine: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.

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