Winery Sainte Marie des Pins - L'Aucel

Winery Sainte Marie des PinsL'Aucel

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The L'Aucel of Winery Sainte Marie des Pins is a red wine from the region of Cite de Carcassonne of Vin de Pays.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Carignan and the Syrah.
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 L'Aucel from the Winery Sainte Marie des Pins

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the L'Aucel of Winery Sainte Marie des Pins in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the L'Aucel of Winery Sainte Marie des Pins in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sainte Marie des Pins's L'Aucel.

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

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.

Informations about the Winery Sainte Marie des Pins

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cite de Carcassonne in the region of Vin de Pays

The Winery Sainte Marie des Pins is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Cite de Carcassonne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de Pays
In the top 200000 of of France wines
In the top 20000 of of Cite de Carcassonne wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 650000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cite de Carcassonne

The wine region of Cite de Carcassonne is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Grands Chais de France or the Domaine Foncalieu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cite de Carcassonne are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cite de Carcassonne often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, apricot or black currant and sometimes also flavors of smoke, tobacco or cedar.


The wine region of Vin de Pays

Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".

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