Winery Saint-MichelVerre Aprés Collection Côtes du Rhône
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Verre Aprés Collection Côtes du Rhône
Pairings that work perfectly with Verre Aprés Collection Côtes du Rhône
Original food and wine pairings with Verre Aprés Collection Côtes du Rhône
The Verre Aprés Collection Côtes du Rhône of Winery Saint-Michel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, lamb tagine with broad beans or saddle of hare jura style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Saint-Michel's Verre Aprés Collection Côtes du Rhône.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Informations about the Winery Saint-Michel
The Winery Saint-Michel is one of wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.
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: Vine
Climbing shrubs with woody stems called shoots that produce grapes in clusters.
