Winery Virgile JolyVirgile Rouge
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.
Taste structure of the Virgile Rouge from the Winery Virgile Joly
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Virgile Rouge of Winery Virgile Joly in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Virgile Rouge of Winery Virgile Joly in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or pepper and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Virgile Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Virgile Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Virgile Rouge
The Virgile Rouge of Winery Virgile Joly matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, trofie ( pasta ) paradiso or ardéchoise fly.
Details and technical informations about Winery Virgile Joly's Virgile Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Virgile Rouge from Winery Virgile Joly are 2014
Informations about the Winery Virgile Joly
The Winery Virgile Joly is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Saint-Saturnin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Saturnin
The wine region of Saint-Saturnin is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Virgile Joly or the Domaine de Malavieille produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Saturnin are Mourvèdre, Merlot and Chasan, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Saturnin often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of black olive, black cherries or earthy.
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: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
