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.
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.
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
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 baked lasagna, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or confit sausages.
On the nose in the region of Côtes de Provence often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of microbio, cherry or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Provence is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
