Winery Jean Claude RaspailClairette de Die Tradition
Sparkling wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Clairette.
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Clairette de Die Tradition of Winery Jean Claude Raspail in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, chocolate or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Claude Raspail's Clairette de Die Tradition.
Discover the grape variety: Clairette
Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clairette de Die Tradition from Winery Jean Claude Raspail are 2015
Informations about the Winery Jean Claude Raspail
The Winery Jean Claude Raspail is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Clairette de Die to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Clairette de Die
Clairette de Die is an appellation for Sparkling white wines from the area around the town of Die. It is located in the lower alpine foothills of the Eastern Rhône region of France. The wine is made by the traditional method (as in Champagne) entirely from Clairette grapes. It is generally marketed as Brut.
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.
