Winery Val d'OrbieuMuscat de St. Jean de Minervois
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois
The Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Winery Val d'Orbieu matches generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, blue cheese or aperitif such as recipes of quinoa parmentier and pumpkin purée, endives with ham and roquefort sauce or zakouski: russian appetizer.
Details and technical informations about Winery Val d'Orbieu's Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac Vert
Lively, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden hue and green highlights, slender body and sharp acidity; signature aromas of green apple, white flowers (acacia), citrus (lemon) and herbaceous notes. Also used for crisp, lively sparkling wines by the ancestral method. Preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few confidential plots in Gaillac and Limoux. Green-skinned mutation of Mauzac, emblematic South-West white grape.
Informations about the Winery Val d'Orbieu
The Winery Val d'Orbieu is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois
AOC sweet natural wine of Languedoc (Hérault), the only non-coastal Languedoc Muscat, on stony limestone plateaus at 250-280 m. Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is the exclusive signature white: sweet and enchanting with intense notes of fresh grape, candied citrus, orange blossom, acacia honey, apricot, and an altitude-driven fresh mineral touch, elegant balance between sweetness and freshness. Aperitif, dessert with stone fruits and blue cheeses.
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: Long
Wine with persistence in the mouth. This persistence in the mouth of a wine is measured in caudalies.
