The wine region of Cevennes is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Cave St Maurice or the Cave St Maurice produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cevennes are Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cevennes often reveals types of flavors of green apple, blackberry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, butter or vanilla.
In the mouth of Cevennes is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 87 estates and châteaux in the of Cevennes, producing 353 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cevennes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.
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.
white wines from the region of Cevennes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pho ga (vietnamese chicken soup), quiche without eggs or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.
On the nose in the region of Cevennes often reveals types of flavors of green apple, butter or apricot and sometimes also flavors of apples, minerality or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Cevennes is a powerful.
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