Winery Les Celliers de Haute CroixMarquis de Planeval Costières-de-Nîmes
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Marquis de Planeval Costières-de-Nîmes
Pairings that work perfectly with Marquis de Planeval Costières-de-Nîmes
Original food and wine pairings with Marquis de Planeval Costières-de-Nîmes
The Marquis de Planeval Costières-de-Nîmes of Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, merguez with lentils or rabbit with basquaise sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix's Marquis de Planeval Costières-de-Nîmes.
Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo noir
It was most certainly introduced by the south of Corsica from Sardinia. It is not the black form of the white carcajolo, the latter would be the biancu gentile. The black Carcajolo is said to be related to the morrastel or muristellu and is found almost exclusively in the southern Mediterranean and in Portugal. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix
The Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix is one of wineries to follow in Costières-de-Nîmes.. It offers 270 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: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
