Domaine des Hautes CollinesCuvée Longo Maï
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Mourvèdre and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Cuvée Longo Maï of the Domaine des Hautes Collines is in the top 10 of wines of Alpes-Maritimes.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Longo Maï
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Longo Maï
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Longo Maï
The Cuvée Longo Maï of Domaine des Hautes Collines matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, lamb tagine with prunes or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Hautes Collines's Cuvée Longo Maï.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Domaine des Hautes Collines
The Domaine des Hautes Collines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Alpes-Maritimes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alpes-Maritimes
The wine region of Alpes-Maritimes is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Saint Joseph or the Domaine des Hautes Collines produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alpes-Maritimes are Mourvèdre, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alpes-Maritimes often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oaky or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...
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The word of the wine: Premier cru
In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.
