The Winery Jean-Michel Alquier is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Faugères to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Jean-Michel Alquier wines in Faugères among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Michel Alquier 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 Jean-Michel Alquier wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Jean-Michel Alquier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pad thai, zucchini quiche or fake foie gras.
In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Faugeres is an appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Although it also covers white and rosé wines, the appellation is best known for its Rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, as well as the more MediterraneanCinsaut and Lladoner Pelut. The appellation covers the southern slopes of a series of hills only a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The town of Faugeres forms the centre of the area, which extends 10 km from east to west.
The town of Carcassonne is a Short distance to the southwest. This position is very important for the Terroir of Faugeres, as the hills protect against the cold influences of the northern Massif Central and orient the vines towards the prevailing sun. This gives Faugeres a Warm, classically Mediterranean Climate, where even the later grape varieties like Mourvèdre can reach Full maturity. As is often the case, the best sites are on the steeper slopes at the top of the hill, while the vineyards on the plains stretching out towards the sea produce mostly lower quality wines that are often sold under the regional PGI title.
How Winery Jean-Michel Alquier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef miroton, pasta with tuna and laughing cow or veal axoa (basque country).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 Jean-Michel Alquier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes, cream and tuna quiche or cajun jumbalaya rice.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jean-Michel Alquier. is a powerful.
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
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Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
