Château ValfaurèsCuvée Darius Fitou
Red wine
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 Cuvée Darius Fitou from the Château Valfaurès
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Darius Fitou of Château Valfaurès in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Darius Fitou of Château Valfaurès in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Darius Fitou
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Darius Fitou
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Darius Fitou
The Cuvée Darius Fitou of Château Valfaurès matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, pasta with arrabiata or veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise.
Details and technical informations about Château Valfaurès's Cuvée Darius Fitou.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Darius Fitou from Château Valfaurès are 2013, 0
Informations about the Château Valfaurès
The Château Valfaurès is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Languedoc's 1st red AOC (1948), realm of Carignan on 2 separated entities (maritime Leucate lagoon, mountainous Mont Tauch). Signature powerful structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, liquorice, pepper and schistous mineral touch, firm tannins and warm mouth — sunny ageing wines (5-15 years). Grenache brings finesse and fruit, Syrah spice, Mourvèdre depth. Schist and limestone soils over ~2,500 ha.
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: Barbarossa
A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.
