white grape Southern Rhône / Clairette de Die serve 8–10 °C ages 1–5 years
Clairette is a white grape: medium-bodied, gentle acidity, usually dry. 32 Clairette wines from £11.95. Typical aromas: white flowers, apple, fennel, honey.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
gentle · 2/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Clairette sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
Provençal vegetables, mild cheese, aperitif. soft, floral south-French white
Where it grows
Southern Rhône / Clairette de Die, France — low-acid blender in white Châteauneuf; Die is a sweetish sparkling