Château de PénaRivesaltes Hors d'Age
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes Hors d'Age
Pairings that work perfectly with Rivesaltes Hors d'Age
Original food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes Hors d'Age
The Rivesaltes Hors d'Age of Château de Péna matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tournedos rossini or breton cake with buckwheat flour.
Details and technical informations about Château de Péna's Rivesaltes Hors d'Age.
Discover the grape variety: Marzemino
A very old variety grown in northern Italy and recently in Sardinia. It can also be found in Greece, New Zealand, etc. In France it is practically unknown. It is most certainly related to Teroldego and Refosco dal Pedunculo Rosso and is said to be the brother of Lagrein, all three Italian varieties. It is also related to completer.
Informations about the Château de Péna
The Château de Péna is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes is an appellation for the historic Sweet wines of eastern Roussillon, in the DeepSouth of France. The natural sweet wines produced in this region have been revered since at least the 14th century. The technique used to make them is one of many techniques used for sweet wines. Unlike botrytized wines or ice wines, natural sweet wines are made by Mutage, a process that involves stopping the Fermentation of the must while a high level of natural sweetness remains.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Saignée (rosé de)
Rosé wine made from a vat of black grapes after a short maceration period.
