Top 100 red wines of Côtes de Provence

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Côtes de Provence of Côtes de Provence as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Côtes de Provence and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Provence

World reference for pale, elegant rosé: salmon to onion-skin hue, notes of strawberry, pink grapefruit, white peach and flowers, fresh, dry, mineral palate, taut finish. 90% of output, the Provençal signature. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and native Tibouren in the blend. A few fleshy Mediterranean reds (Mourvèdre, Syrah) and saline Vermentino whites.

20,000 ha between sea and Sainte-Victoire, Mediterranean climate, AOC since 1977. The sunshine wine par excellence.

Discover the grape variety: Counoise

Supple and fresh reds with a clear ruby colour, melted tannins and preserved acidity despite the sun, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry, white pepper, garrigue and spiced notes. Airy and thirst-quenching palate. A traditional component of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC (one of the 13 authorised varieties), it brings freshness, finesse and aromatic complexity to southern blends of Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Native Rhône variety, very late-ripening.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Côtes de Provence

red wines from the region of Côtes de Provence go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, rack of lamb with herbs or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Côtes de Provence

On the nose in the region of Côtes de Provence often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or peach. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Provence is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.