Winery Jean-Luc ColomboMuscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes of Winery Jean-Luc Colombo in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes
The Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes of Winery Jean-Luc Colombo matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of creole chipolatas or chocolate mousse.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Luc Colombo's Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes.
Discover the grape variety: Muscatel
Intensely perfumed aromatic whites with a pale golden robe, showing powerful signature aromas of muscat, rose, white flowers, fresh grape and exotic fruits. Prized for sweet wines, fortified muscats (Moscatel de Setúbal, Málaga) and aromatic table grapes. Grown in Spain (Málaga, Levant), Portugal, Italy and the Maghreb. The Anglo-Saxon and Iberian name for Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, a historic aromatic variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Muscat de Rivesaltes Les Saintes from Winery Jean-Luc Colombo are 2012, 2003, 2007
Informations about the Winery Jean-Luc Colombo
The Winery Jean-Luc Colombo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 85 wines for sale in the of Muscat de Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscat de Rivesaltes
Star AOC of Roussillon's Vins Doux Naturels: Muscat a Petits Grains and Muscat of Alexandria as signatures in equal parts in sweet whites — pale gold robe with green or pinkish glints, dazzling signature aromas of peach, lemon, mango, fresh grape, rose and mint, unctuous palate preserved by mutage with alcohol. Amber evolution with age toward honey, candied apricot and spices. AOC, ~4,400 ha across 99 communes, varied soils (granite, schist, limestone), Mediterranean and Muscat de Noel.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Bacchus
Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.
