Château Saint-EspritPrestige Rosé
Pink wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Rolle.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Prestige Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Prestige Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Prestige Rosé
The Prestige Rosé of Château Saint-Esprit matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of italian pasta, squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal) or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Details and technical informations about Château Saint-Esprit's Prestige Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Château Saint-Esprit
The Château Saint-Esprit is one of wineries to follow in Côtes de Provence.. It offers 17 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.
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The word of the wine: Tiled
Said of the colour of an evolved wine that has taken on brick and orange hues.
