Winery Vellas NicolasVieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans
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.
The Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans of the Winery Vellas Nicolas is in the top 30 of wines of Pic-Saint-Loup.
Taste structure of the Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans from the Winery Vellas Nicolas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans of Winery Vellas Nicolas in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans
The Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans of Winery Vellas Nicolas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef strogonoff, pasta with mushroom sauce or sauté of veal with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vellas Nicolas's Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Borie des Fontans from Winery Vellas Nicolas are 2015, 2014, 2013, 2016 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Vellas Nicolas
The Winery Vellas Nicolas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
