Vignobles MayardCuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Vignobles Mayard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Vignobles Mayard in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Vignobles Mayard in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, licorice or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Vignobles Mayard matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb mouse with onions and red wine, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or breton galette with buckwheat flour.
Details and technical informations about Vignobles Mayard's Cuvée Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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 Alex Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Vignobles Mayard are 2012, 2013, 2015
Informations about the Vignobles Mayard
The Vignobles Mayard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
