Château Avernus

Tautavel Red Blend

9.12 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
Côtes du Roussillon Villages Tautavel, Roussillon, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2012 | a wine that plays hard to get. Brown rim, still cardinal red. Some stable smell, some old wood (6 months barrel ripening), plums, morello cherries. Tough taste, it needed hours in the decanter to gain some easy charm, to get a velvety impression. Four years ago it was more stubborn than now, but unmistakably it is still a bit difficult. Lots of character. Paired with venison stew.

Vintage 2012 | a wine that plays hard to get. Brown rim, still cardinal red. Some stable smell, some old wood (6 months barrel ripening), plums, morello cherries. Tough taste, it needed hours in the decanter to gain some easy charm, to get a velvety impression. Four years ago it was more stubborn than now, but unmistakably it is still a bit difficult. Lots of character. Paired with venison stew.

Nov 8th, 2020
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2012 - Roussillon Villages Tautavel - still very powerfull after 4 hours aeration, nice smell! Red summerfruit, mocca, chocolate, even roses. Pretty nice wine.

Vintage 2012 - Roussillon Villages Tautavel - still very powerfull after 4 hours aeration, nice smell! Red summerfruit, mocca, chocolate, even roses. Pretty nice wine.

Aug 8th, 2016