Winery TerrassousLe Grenat de Terrassous Rivesaltes Grenat
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Le Grenat de Terrassous Rivesaltes Grenat
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Grenat de Terrassous Rivesaltes Grenat
Original food and wine pairings with Le Grenat de Terrassous Rivesaltes Grenat
The Le Grenat de Terrassous Rivesaltes Grenat of Winery Terrassous matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of navarin of lamb or tomato basil cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Terrassous's Le Grenat de Terrassous Rivesaltes Grenat.
Discover the grape variety: Olivette noire
Table grape with long clusters and oblong (olive-shaped) blue-violet berries with thin skin and crisp, sweet fresh flesh. Grown mainly in the Mediterranean for fresh consumption, prized for its attractive appearance and sweet taste; a traditional grape popular at market stalls and in supermarkets. French black table grape variety grown for fresh consumption.
Informations about the Winery Terrassous
The Winery Terrassous is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rivesaltes
Great Roussillon appellation for Vins Doux Naturels, ~5,200 ha across Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude. Mutage with neutral spirit halts fermentation. 4 signature styles: Grenat on black Grenache with intense notes of candied cherry, kirsch and cocoa; oxidative Tuilé with prune, coffee, walnut and caramel; Ambré (white Grenache) with honey, candied orange, dried fruits; fruity Rosé strawberry. Exceptional ageing (10-50 years).
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
