The Winery Clos de l'Ours is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes de Provence.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Clos de l'Ours wines in Côtes de Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clos de l'Ours 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 Clos de l'Ours wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Clos de l'Ours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or basque chicken with chorizo.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Clos de l'Ours. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, minerality or saline and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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.
This wine is mainly made from the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsaut grapes, as well as the quintessential Provence red Tibouren. Although clearly a minority, the Volume of red wine produced under this title (and elsewhere in Provence) is increasing and currently represents about 15% of the total. Grapes such as the three key Rhone varieties mentioned above and Cabernet Sauvignon (introduced here in the 1960s) are being used by a New wave of winemakers eager to demonstrate that rosé is not the only interesting wine in the region. Only about five percent of Côtes de Provence wines are made from white grapes, particularly Rolle (Vermentino).
How Winery Clos de l'Ours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with prunes, salt and pepper shrimp or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Clos de l'Ours. often reveals types of flavors of cream, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Clos de l'Ours. is a with a nice freshness.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Winery Clos de l'Ours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew express, semolina-merguez salad or pork chops with curry and honey.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Clos de l'Ours. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
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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.
There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...
The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
