Ferraton Pere & Fils 'Les Grands Muriers' Cornas - $43.99

Wine Details

Price: $43.99
Producer: Ferraton Pere & Fils
Region: Cornas
Varietal: Syrah / Shiraz
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors:
  • Red Wine
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Product Description

  • Colour : deep ruby colour with purple tints. Nose : very ripe fruit, raspberry and blackcurrant jam. Palate : blackberries, spices, morello cherries. Dense, concentrated tannins with good persistence.

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Mozzarella, Sharp Cheddar, Feta, Parmesan, Brie, Soft Pungent Cheese
Red Meat Goulash, Grilled Beef, Hamburgers, Beef Stew, Barbeque Pulled-Pork or Ribs, Pork Chops, Lamb, Lamb Shish Kabobs, Goulash, Game, Rabbit, Farmed Venison, Wild Game - Elk, Caribou, Moose, Venison, Grilled Sausage, Casseroles / Hot Dish
Poultry & Eggs Coq Au Vin, Roast Chicken with Herbs, Roast Turkey, Duck Confit, Glazed Duck, Game Birds, Pheasant
Vegetables Lentils, Mushrooms, Olives, Black, Ratatouille
Fish or Shellfish Tuna, Mahi-Mahi
Sauces Tomato Sauce, Red Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices Bay Leaf, Juniper, Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, Thyme

Wine Terms

Name Value
France France is the standard bearer for all the world’s wines, with regard to the types of grapes that are used to make wine and with the system of defining and regulating winemaking. Its Appellation d’Origine Controlee, or AOC system, is the legislative model for most other European countries. Most French wines are named after places. The system is hierarchical; generally the smaller and more specific the region for which a wine is named, the higher its rank. There are four possible ranks of French wine, and each is always stated on the label: Appellation Contrôlée (or AOC), Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (or VDQS); Vin de pays, or country wine; and Vin de table. France has five major wine regions, although there are several others that make interesting wines. The three major regions for red wine are Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhone; for white wines, the regions are Burgundy, the Loire and Alsace. Each region specialized in certain grape varieties for its wines, based on climate, soil, and local tradition. Two other significant French wine regions are Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon, both in the south of France. Cahors, in the southwest of the country, produces increasingly good wines.
Rhône Valley Located in southeastern France, between the city of Lyon and the region of Provence, this area’s sunny and hot growing season is reflected in its full-bodied wines. In the southern Rhone, the Grenache grape makes wines that are high in alcohol and low in tannin. The most famous wine from the southern Rhone is Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This blended red wine can contain as many as thirteen grape varieties, but most often includes Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah. It is full-bodied, rich and ripe. In the northern Rhone, most wines are made from the Syrah grape and are rich and full-bodied. Two of the best are Côte Rôtie, which is soft, fruity, and can carry the flavors of green olives and raspberries, and Red Hermitage, which is a complex, tannic wine that should develop for several years, and can be aged for thirty years or more.
Syrah Originally grown in France’s Northern Rhône Valley (where it is a noble variety) this grape has spread to Australia, California, Washington, Italy and Spain. In the Rhone region this grape produces deeply colored wines with full body and firm tannin, however in Australia, where it is known as Shiraz, the wines are lighter and fruitier. Aromas and flavors for these wines vary as much as their geographical breadth suggests: berries, smoked meat, bell peppers, even tar.
Shiraz Australian name for the grape known as Syrah in France.

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