Winery Vellas Nicolas - Grande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup

Winery Vellas NicolasGrande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Grande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup of Winery Vellas Nicolas is a red wine from the region of Pic-Saint-Loup of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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.
The Grande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup of the Winery Vellas Nicolas is in the top 70 of wines of Pic-Saint-Loup.

Taste structure of the Grande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup from the Winery Vellas Nicolas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup of Winery Vellas Nicolas in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vellas Nicolas's Grande Cuvée Borie des Fontans Pic-Saint-Loup.

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

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.

Informations about the Winery Vellas Nicolas

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 Pic-Saint-Loup in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Vellas Nicolas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 75 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup or the Domaine de Villeneuve produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pic-Saint-Loup are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pic-Saint-Loup often reveals types of flavors of earth, straw or apricot and sometimes also flavors of peach, dark chocolate or anise.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

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