Ortas - Cave de RasteauRasteau Ortas
Pink wine
In the mouth this pink wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Rasteau Ortas from the Ortas - Cave de Rasteau
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rasteau Ortas of Ortas - Cave de Rasteau in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Rasteau Ortas
Pairings that work perfectly with Rasteau Ortas
Original food and wine pairings with Rasteau Ortas
The Rasteau Ortas of Ortas - Cave de Rasteau matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of special' tagliatelle carbonara, sea bream a la plancha or linguine with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce.
Details and technical informations about Ortas - Cave de Rasteau's Rasteau Ortas.
Discover the grape variety: Douce noire
The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rasteau Ortas from Ortas - Cave de Rasteau are 2013
Informations about the Ortas - Cave de Rasteau
The Ortas - Cave de Rasteau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 85 wines for sale in the of Rasteau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rasteau
The wine region of Rasteau is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gourt de Mautens or the Ortas - Cave de Rasteau produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rasteau are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rasteau often reveals types of flavors of cream, forest floor or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, eucalyptus or peach.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Grape varieties
All the grape varieties that make up a vineyard, an appellation, a wine region.
