The Domaine du Traginer is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Traginer wines in Banyuls among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Traginer wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine du Traginer wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Traginer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, codfish aioli or pike dumplings with shrimp sauce.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Domaine du Traginer. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tropical fruit or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of cheese, honey or non oak.
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.
How Domaine du Traginer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken wok with chinese noodles, summer tuna quiche or delicious moroccan fritters.
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Domaine du Traginer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of succulent and easy to make beef lasagna, quiche without eggs or chicken colombo (west indies).
On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Traginer. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine du Traginer. is a powerful.
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
How Domaine du Traginer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, pasta with artichoke hearts and bacon or mouse of lamb with honey and thyme.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Traginer. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or leather and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine du Traginer. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
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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.
