Winery Lou BassaquetCuvée Spéciale Côtes de Provence Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Côtes de Provence Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Côtes de Provence Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Côtes de Provence Rosé
The Cuvée Spéciale Côtes de Provence Rosé of Winery Lou Bassaquet matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with milk, fried squid or magic cake cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lou Bassaquet's Cuvée Spéciale Côtes de Provence Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Meslier Saint François
Meslier Saint François is a French grape variety that comes from the Gatinais, located south of the Paris basin. It was obtained from a cross between Chenin and Gouais Blanc. It is planted on a surface area of 50 ha in France and is often confused with Arbois, hence the synonym it shares with the latter, Orbois. Its berries and clusters are of normal size. Its adult leaves have convex teeth. Meslier Saint François is not very vigorous, but it remains fertile. It buds early, 3 days before Chasselas. It is often exposed to spring frosts and is susceptible to oidium and grey rot. Meslier Saint François produces flat, light wines with little alcohol. When distilled, its eaux de vie are full of bouquet and fine. It can thus be used in the blending of grape varieties that produce cognac or armagnac.
Informations about the Winery Lou Bassaquet
The Winery Lou Bassaquet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 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: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
