Château RasquePièce Noble Côtes de Provence
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence of the Château Rasque is in the top 70 of wines of Côtes de Provence.
Food and wine pairings with Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence
Pairings that work perfectly with Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence
Original food and wine pairings with Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence
The Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence of Château Rasque matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, caramelized lamb mice or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).
Details and technical informations about Château Rasque's Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence.
Discover the grape variety: Acadie
Fresh, fruity dry whites, with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with preserved acidity on white-fleshed fruit (apple, pear), citrus and white flowers. Thirst-quenching profile to drink young. Cold-hardy, adapted to continental climates of northern North America: grown in Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario) and the north-eastern United States. White hybrid obtained in 1953 by Ollie Bradt at the Ontario Horticultural Institute (Cascade × Veeblanc).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pièce Noble Côtes de Provence from Château Rasque are 2016, 2015, 2013, 2017 and 2018.
Informations about the Château Rasque
The Château Rasque is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 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
World reference for pale, elegant rosé: salmon to onion-skin hue, notes of strawberry, pink grapefruit, white peach and flowers, fresh, dry, mineral palate, taut finish. 90% of output, the Provençal signature. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and native Tibouren in the blend. A few fleshy Mediterranean reds (Mourvèdre, Syrah) and saline Vermentino whites.
The wine region of Provence
World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.
The word of the wine: Late harvest
A name historically used in Alsace, late harvest refers to grapes harvested during over-ripening for the production of sweet and syrupy wines.
