Château Carpe DiemMerci Les Amis
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Merci Les Amis
Pairings that work perfectly with Merci Les Amis
Original food and wine pairings with Merci Les Amis
The Merci Les Amis of Château Carpe Diem matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or shrimp curry (reunionese recipe).
Details and technical informations about Château Carpe Diem's Merci Les Amis.
Discover the grape variety: Queen
Intraspecific crossing obtained in 1954 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California) by crossing the Hamburg Muscat with the Sultana.
Informations about the Château Carpe Diem
The Château Carpe Diem is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Provence
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Virile
Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.
