Château de RoquefortLes Mûres
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Clairette and the Vermentino.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Mûres of Château de Roquefort in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, black currant or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Mûres
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Mûres
Original food and wine pairings with Les Mûres
The Les Mûres of Château de Roquefort matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lamb tagine with honey and onions or island grouper.
Details and technical informations about Château de Roquefort's Les Mûres.
Discover the grape variety: Clairette
Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Mûres from Château de Roquefort are 2011, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2009.
Informations about the Château de Roquefort
The Château de Roquefort is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
