Clos des LumièresCuvée Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Rosé
The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Rosé of Clos des Lumières matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery), salmon steaks with soy sauce or mussels with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Clos des Lumières's Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Informations about the Clos des Lumières
The Clos des Lumières is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône
Accessible reference for Mediterranean reds: dominant Grenache as king (≥50% in the south) - supple and fruity with notes of cherry, strawberry, garrigue, pepper and a touch of sweet spices, round tannins. Fleshy Syrah (blackcurrant, violet, black pepper), dense Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan in support. In the north, racy, deep Syrah solo. Generous rosés and floral whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier).
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Vine
Climbing shrubs with woody stems called shoots that produce grapes in clusters.
