The Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac 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 Notre Dame de Cousignac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, harira algerian soup or boar in civet.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of truffle, mushroom or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.
However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.
How Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of home-made white pudding, duck breast in a crust or brandade of cod from nimes.
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
How Winery Notre Dame de Cousignac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, three-cheese pie (beaufort, comté, emmental) or breton galette with buckwheat flour.
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
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Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
