Domaine du Clos d'AlariSimone
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Simone
Pairings that work perfectly with Simone
Original food and wine pairings with Simone
The Simone of Domaine du Clos d'Alari matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or prime rib with chervil butter.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Clos d'Alari's Simone.
Discover the grape variety: Maturana blanca
A very old Spanish grape variety, particularly known in the Rioja region. It can be found in Italy, Portugal, Mexico, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is not related to Maturana Tinta de Navarrete.
Informations about the Domaine du Clos d'Alari
The Domaine du Clos d'Alari is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 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: Foaming
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
