Vignoble de GascogneCourties Madíran
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Courties Madíran
Pairings that work perfectly with Courties Madíran
Original food and wine pairings with Courties Madíran
The Courties Madíran of Vignoble de Gascogne matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, seven o'clock leg of lamb or filet mignon with curry.
Details and technical informations about Vignoble de Gascogne's Courties Madíran.
Discover the grape variety: Cornalin d'Aoste
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Courties Madíran from Vignoble de Gascogne are 2010, 2012
Informations about the Vignoble de Gascogne
The Vignoble de Gascogne is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Madiran to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Madiran
The wine region of Madiran is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Montus or the Château Montus produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Madiran are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Madiran often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, red plum or graphite and sometimes also flavors of anise, fig or thyme.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Chopine
Small bottle with a capacity of 50 centilitres.
