The Winery Clos Notre Dame of Var of Vin de Pays

Winery Clos Notre Dame - Domaine Notre Dame
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 76 of the estates of Vin de Pays.
It is located in Var in the region of Vin de Pays

The Winery Clos Notre Dame is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Var to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clos Notre Dame wines

Looking for the best Winery Clos Notre Dame wines in Var among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clos Notre Dame wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Clos Notre Dame wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Clos Notre Dame

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clos Notre Dame

How Winery Clos Notre Dame wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of beef kidney, stuffed rabbit in the oven or pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta).

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Clos Notre Dame.

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Var

The wine region of Var is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Tourettes or the Domaine Triennes produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Var are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Rolle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Var often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or lime and sometimes also flavors of green apple, grapefruit or pineapple.

In the mouth of Var is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 200 estates and châteaux in the of Var, producing 410 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Var go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork.

The top pink wines of Winery Clos Notre Dame

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Clos Notre Dame

How Winery Clos Notre Dame wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Chaouch

The certain origin is not known. We can simply say that this variety was once widely cultivated in Turkey, it is still found in Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Dalmatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, North Africa, ... in France it is almost unknown except for some amateur gardeners. Note that it can sometimes be confused with the Beirut date palm, they have the same two synonyms rozaki and afuz ali.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Clos Notre Dame and wines from the region

Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary

Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...

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For those unfamiliar with the Vino de Pago qualification, it was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. While not a requisite, it’s generally implemented by individual wineries looking to gain protected status for a single vineyard site within their domain. This is the case for Abadía Retuerta which is an estate of 700ha, of which 180ha is planted to vine. While located within the Duero Valley, the site resides within the borders of Sar ...

DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

The word of the wine: Barrel

Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).