The Duchy of Uzès refers to a territory whose history has marked that of wines since Greek times. This county town is also home to an AOC Duché d'Uzès appellation. After a Long battle until 2009, the country wine of the Duchy of Uzès obtained its title of IGP Duchy of Uzès. The Vinification of Grape varieties is done in compliance with the regulations of the AOC, which gives a uniform wine to the surrounding municipalities, around the chief town.
Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan and Mourvèdre for the reds and rosés, and Clairette, grenache, Marsanne, Rolle, Ugni blanc and Viognier for the whites. The wines have a yield limit of 70 hectolitres per hectare of production. Residual sugars in the wines must also not exceed 2. 5 grams per litre.
The slopes of the Uzès Terroir are the best exposed in the entire Gard region.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
wines from the region of Duché-d'Uzès go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, tagliatelle with carbonara or veal tagine with potatoes and olives.
On the nose in the region of Duché-d'Uzès often reveals types of flavors of game, oaky or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, apricot or licorice. In the mouth in the region of Duché-d'Uzès is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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