Top 100 red wines of Côtes de Provence - Page 2

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: Tempranillo

Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.

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 roast beef in a crust, doner kebab or canned duck confit.

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 citrus, peach or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Provence is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.