Domaine LafageMuscat de Rivesaltes
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muscat de Rivesaltes of Domaine Lafage in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, orange or honey and sometimes also flavors of lychee, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat de Rivesaltes
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat de Rivesaltes
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat de Rivesaltes
The Muscat de Rivesaltes of Domaine Lafage matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of couscous chicken and merguez or birthday cake.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Lafage's Muscat de Rivesaltes.
Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko
This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Muscat de Rivesaltes from Domaine Lafage are 2018, 2017, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Informations about the Domaine Lafage
The Domaine Lafage is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 82 wines for sale in the of Muscat de Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscat de Rivesaltes
The wine region of Muscat de Rivesaltes is located in the region of Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boudau or the Domaine Lafage produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Muscat de Rivesaltes are Melon et Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Muscat de Rivesaltes often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or melon and sometimes also flavors of mango, dried apricot or non oak.
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.
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The word of the wine: Full
A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.
