Cave de PazacLe Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Le Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Le Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
The Le Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé of Cave de Pazac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, lamb tagine with dried fruits or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Pazac's Le Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Pigeonnier Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé from Cave de Pazac are 2019
Informations about the Cave de Pazac
The Cave de Pazac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Scamandre or the Château d'Or et de Gueules produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costières-de-Nîmes are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costières-de-Nîmes often reveals types of flavors of non oak, thyme or raisin and sometimes also flavors of clove, cocoa or coffee.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Farm
Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.
