Winery Jean de ClairacTête de Cuvée Crémant de Limoux Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Tête de Cuvée Crémant de Limoux Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Tête de Cuvée Crémant de Limoux Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Tête de Cuvée Crémant de Limoux Brut
The Tête de Cuvée Crémant de Limoux Brut of Winery Jean de Clairac matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fried rice with shrimp and chicken, ham and cheese cake or preparation of the olives (black olives in brine).
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean de Clairac's Tête de Cuvée Crémant de Limoux Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Ugni
Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Jean de Clairac
The Winery Jean de Clairac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Crémant de Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant de Limoux
The wine region of Crémant de Limoux is located in the region of Limoux of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antech or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines sparkling, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crémant de Limoux are Chardonnay, Chenin blanc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Crémant de Limoux often reveals types of flavors of non oak, red currant or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of spices, watermelon or black fruit.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Old
This term can have several meanings, but generally refers to a wine that is several years old and has been aged in the bottle after having been in the barrel.
