Vignobles Vellas - Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol

Vignobles VellasBergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol of Vignobles Vellas is a red wine from the region of Saint-Christol 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.

Taste structure of the Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol from the Vignobles Vellas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol of Vignobles Vellas in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol

Pairings that work perfectly with Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol

Original food and wine pairings with Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol

The Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol of Vignobles Vellas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beer goulash, pasta bolognese or veal tagine with carrots.

Details and technical informations about Vignobles Vellas's Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol.

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

Discover the grape variety: Isa

Crossing obtained in 1964 between the gloria hungariae or glory of Hungary (Hungarian millennium X muscatel Thalloczy Lajos) by the cardinal. The Isa is registered since 1996 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Christol wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Bergerie de l'Ocellet Cuvée Empire Saint-Christol from Vignobles Vellas are 2013

Informations about the Vignobles Vellas

The winery offers 99 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Christol in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Vignobles Vellas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 130 wines for sale in the of Saint-Christol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 95000 of of France wines
In the top 15000 of of Saint-Christol wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Christol

The wine region of Saint-Christol is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de la Coste Moynier or the Domaine de la Coste Moynier produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Christol are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Christol often reveals types of flavors of oak, raspberry or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, rosemary or red fruit.


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: Clear

Said of a wine that is clear and brilliant in colour and contains no suspended matter.

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