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Wine Clairette-de-Die
The AOC Clairette-de-Die produces a natural sparkling wine of the same name, which is very popular as an aperitif, and is made using a special vinification technique. The Diois vineyards cover 1600 hectares spread over 32 communes in the Drôme, south-east of the town of Valence. Read more on Clairette-de-Die
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Appellation Clairette-de-Die
The AOC Clairette de Die and the legend around its creation...
Clairette de Die is produced on both banks of the Drôme, at the foot of the Massif du Vercors. Legend has it that a Gallic people forgot jars filled with wine in a river for a whole winter. When they were discovered in the spring, the wine had become a sweet, sparkling liquid. It is therefore undoubtedly the winter cold that created the Clairette de Die...
The technique used today consists of incomplete fermentation in thermo-regulated vats, for one or two months, then the fermentation ends directly in bottles for at least four months. Clairette de Die is composed solely of white muscat and clairette, grape varieties that were already present in the region in the 18th century.
The trade in this wine developed at the end of the 19th century, when the railway line linking Die to the already existing line linking Paris, Lyon and Marseille was inaugurated in 1885.
The vines are exposed in the appellation to a mountain climate, with summers under Mediterranean influence, which increases summer sunshine and allows the berries to concentrate in sugar. The soils are argilo-calcareous and allow the vines to retain necessary moisture throughout the year.
Clairette de Die, a blend of sweetness and light
Clairette de Die offers a pale coat, with some light green highlights. The nose is fine, very elegant with the obvious scent of muscat, and more subtle scents of rose, lemon and peach.
The palate gives the impression of crunching into fresh grapes, and is smooth and light. This sparkling wine is best drunk young. Clairette de Die should be drunk on its own rather than in a cocktail, to be able to appreciate all its aromas, as an aperitif, with foie gras or with fruit salad or sorbets.
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