The year is coming to an end and with it come the long-awaited holidays, moments of sharing around tasty meals and exceptional wines. Here is a selection to brighten up your tables, where each bottle tells a story to be savored with its unique aromas and enchanting pairings.
🥂 Schist Dew
A sparkling and festive wine with a fruity nose combining guava, ripe strawberry, nectarine and watermelon. On the palate, the invigorating bubbles combine with the delicacy of wild strawberry, invigorated by a slight bitterness.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Serve it chilled (8-10°C) as an aperitif with sweet and savory bites or red fruit desserts, such as a frozen dessert.
🍷 AOP Collioure Rouge Saint-Michel 2021
With its cherry red color, this wine reveals a complex nose of ripe strawberry, pomegranate, rosemary and white pepper. On the palate, a smooth and fruity texture, evoking the Mediterranean scrubland.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Enhance it around 14°C with sautéed venison with cranberries, a platter of cold meats or, more original, a land & sea dish of chicken skewers with prawns and black rice .
🍷AOP Banyuls Grand Cru Viviane Leroy 2004
Rich in a copper color and a nose reminiscent of venison, roasted coffee and liquorice, this wine seduces with its racy length and notes of Corinthian raisins.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Ideal with game stew, rabbit sautéed with lovage , blue cheese or at the end of a meal to accompany a platter of gourmet desserts.
🍷 AOP Les Hauts du Roumani 2019
With its aromas of garrigue, kirsch and pepper, this wine with an intense cherry red color seduces with its spicy and slightly acidic mouthfeel.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Serve it at 14°C, slightly decanted, with roast rabbit or pan-fried chanterelles and a veal chop or for even more pleasure a guinea fowl leg with figs & Banyuls.
🍷 AOP Banyuls Traditional Gaia
This orange-red Banyuls reveals a nose that combines cherry with brandy , dried fruits and vanilla. Its mouth, soft and intense, adapts to multiple occasions.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : As an aperitif with prunes and bacon or as a dessert with baba balls in Banyuls syrup & red fruits. Enjoy this Traditional Banyuls in a cocktail 🍹: the SanGaïa.
🍷 AOP Collioure Rosé Cuvée de la Salette 2023
With its luminous color and expressive nose of red and exotic fruits, this rosé combines roundness and liveliness in the mouth.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Enjoy it at 10°C with convivial dishes such as paella, bouillabaisse or even a pressed escalivade with Serrano ham & yogurt sauce.
🍷 AOP Banyuls Rimage Alegria 2023
Its gourmet nose of red fruit soup and fresh mint, combined with a thirst-quenching palate with notes of elderflower, makes this Banyuls a revelation.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Serve it with spicy charcuterie or enjoy it in an i Olé! 🍹 cocktail for a festive dinner aperitif.
🌙 AOP Banyuls Traditionnel Moon 2018
An amber wine with notes of liquorice, praline and burnt caramel. On the palate, it offers a balance between liveliness and indulgence.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Prolong the pleasure with a coffee religieuse, a chocolate-hazelnut moelleux 🍫 or enjoy it in a cocktail:BananaMoon 🌙 for a gourmet moment.
☀️ AOP Banyuls Grand Cru Solaris 2012
With its deep amber color and its gourmet nose of Corinthian raisins in rum, this wine is a real invitation to taste.
🍽️ Perfect pairings : Enjoy it alone for a moment of relaxation, accompanied by chocolate praline quenelles with chocolate, cocoa & hazelnut crumble , or in a Tiki Blaze cocktail 🍹
This selection, rich in aromas and emotions, will accompany your festive moments with elegance and delicacy. By pairing these wines with your dishes, each bite and each sip will become unforgettable memories. 🎄🍷
Happy Holidays! 🎁
GICB - Lands of the Templars
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