The Winery Bastide Sobirana of Grand Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Bastide Sobirana is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Grand Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Bastide Sobirana wines in Grand Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Bastide Sobirana wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Bastide Sobirana wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Bastide Sobirana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef in white wine, tunisian haja or scallops with coconut cream.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Bastide Sobirana. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of licorice, black cherries or pepper.
Grand Roussillon is a Sweet, high Alcohol white wine produced in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is a natural sweet wine made by Mutage, which gives it an alcohol content of about 16% and a high natural residual sugar content. Some Grand Roussillon wines are produced using a prolonged oxidative ageing process, such as Rancio; all are subject to a minimum of two years' ageing before being released for sale. The main Grape varieties used to make this relatively rare wine are Muscat Blanc, Muscat d'Alexandrie, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and Maccabeu.
Under the appellation laws, Carignan, Cinsaut and Syrah are also allowed, as is Listan, an obscure grape more commonly associated with the Canary Islands. The mention of grape varieties on the labels of Grand Roussillon wines is forbidden, unless the wine is made exclusively from the grape varieties mentioned; in no case may the name Muscat be mentioned. This last clause is intended to maintain the distinction between these rare wines and the sweet Muscat-based wines that are more widespread in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Grand Roussillon can be considered a cousin of the better known sweet wines of Rivesaltes and Banyuls.
How Winery Bastide Sobirana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of spaghetti all 'amatriciana or french toast.
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
How Winery Bastide Sobirana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta carbonara a la flo without egg, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or fried chicken.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Bastide Sobirana. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of melon, lychee or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Bastide Sobirana. is a powerful.
Said of a frank wine with well-defined characteristics.
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White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.