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Dear wine lover,
In Haute Provence where the Alps start to show up, around the Durance River and near the beautiful city of Manosque is the latest Provence controlled appellation : Coteaux de Pierrevert*.
Among the spendid lavender fields, vines are planted at 300-500 meters elevation on poor limestone soils. Because days are very hot and nights are cool in summer, this area has a real potential for permitting the vines to develop natural acidity. As a result, whites mainly made from Grenache Blanc and Clairette, rosés mainly made from Grenache and Syrah are the ones that have the best assets.
**Thanks to its nice acidity, rosé can cross the summer and is actually now showing its best potential. Mary it with one of these two seasonal recipes posted on my friend Leslie's blog**.
There are only 4 producers in Coteaux de Pierrevert so I thought I would list them all :
Cave des vignerons de Pierrevert, Domaine de Régusse, Château de Rousset and Domaine de la Blaque which has my preference.
Cheers,
Jean-Marc Espinasse
Any comments, edits are very welcome at [email protected]
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*Listen to Coteaux de Pierrevert
**Grâce à sa belle acidité, le rosé peuvent traverser l'été et montre en fait maintenant son meilleur potentiel. Mariez le avec une de ces deux recettes de saison postées sur le site de mon amie Leslie**.
