Domaine Pique-BasseL'Excuse Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix'
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine Pique-Basse's L'Excuse Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix'.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng
Exceptional sweet wines obtained by on-vine drying, with an unctuous mouth balanced by cutting acidity, featuring intense aromas of candied pineapple, mango, candied citrus, dried apricot, honey, dried fruits and sweet spice notes. Very high ageing potential. Star of Jurançon moelleux AOC and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC, also made as ambitious dry wines. Very late-ripening native grape of Béarn (South-West France).
Informations about the Domaine Pique-Basse
The Domaine Pique-Basse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix'
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Escaravailles or the Domaine Elodie Balme produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix' are Mourvèdre, Cinsaut and Petit Manseng, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Roaix' often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, black fruits or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or cassis.
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: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
