Winery Simon HawkinsExpression de Terre Côte Roannaise
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Simon Hawkins's Expression de Terre Côte Roannaise.
Discover the grape variety: Corvina
Slender, fresh reds with a clear ruby robe, fine tannins and lively acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, bitter almond, spice and a characteristically bitter finish. Vinified as light, gulpable reds (Bardolino DOC, Valpolicella DOC), powerful and concentrated through appassimento (Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG) and sweet (Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG). An autochthonous Venetian variety from Lake Garda and the Valpolicella.
Informations about the Winery Simon Hawkins
The Winery Simon Hawkins is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Côte Roannaise to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côte Roannaise
Loire AOC north of the river (since 1994), 14 communes on the granite foothills of the Monts de la Madeleine up to 550 m. Saint-Romain Gamay reigns in red (local variety with tight clusters and concentrated berries): bright ruby with violet tints, brilliant fruity profile of raspberry, blackcurrant, cherry, blackberry, wild strawberry, peony and peppery touch — more structured than Beaujolais Gamay, can age 5 years from old vines. Organic and natural wine territory.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
