Château d'EsclansDéesse Astrée
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The Déesse Astrée of the Château d'Esclans is in the top 80 of wines of Côtes de Provence.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Déesse Astrée of Château d'Esclans in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Déesse Astrée
Pairings that work perfectly with Déesse Astrée
Original food and wine pairings with Déesse Astrée
The Déesse Astrée of Château d'Esclans matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of raw salmon marinade with vinegars, chicken chop suey or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Details and technical informations about Château d'Esclans's Déesse Astrée.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot blanc
The white merlot (or merlau) is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It was mainly cultivated in the Graves, Blayais and Bourgeais regions. Merlot blanc is a cross between folle blanche and merlot noir. merlot blanc, although fertile and productive, is a grape variety that is now in decline and is no longer replanted. Its bunches are composed of juicy berries of a green to golden yellow color when they are well ripe, they fear grey rot and drought. The white merlot produces white wines with a low alcohol content and is now part of the Pineau-des-Charentes appellation.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Déesse Astrée from Château d'Esclans are 2011, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Château d'Esclans
The Château d'Esclans is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 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: Natural sweet wine
Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.
