The Winery Légion Étrangère is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Légion Étrangère wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Légion Étrangère 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 Légion Étrangère wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Légion Étrangère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, lamb tagine with dried apricots or curried coral lentils.
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 term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
5°C.
How Winery Légion Étrangère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne or quiche lorraine.
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Winery Légion Étrangère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.
How Winery Légion Étrangère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), calamari with chorizo or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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