Domaine de la CourtadeL'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with L'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with L'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge
The L'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge of Domaine de la Courtade matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quick meatloaf or gourmet croc-monsieur with comté cheese.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Courtade's L'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of L'Alycastre Côtes de Provence Rouge from Domaine de la Courtade are 2011, 2015, 2013, 2014 and 2009.
Informations about the Domaine de la Courtade
The Domaine de la Courtade is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Provence
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Grape
Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.
