Top 100 white wines of Côtes de Provence - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Côtes de Provence of Côtes de Provence as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white 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: Rolle

Structured, aromatic whites with an ample mouth and fresh acidity, featuring aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lemon), pear, white flesh fruits, white flowers, fennel and typical marine saline notes. Slightly bitter finish on citrus peel. The absolute signature of great Provence whites (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bellet AOC), a pillar of Corsican whites (Patrimonio AOC, Ajaccio AOC) and present in Languedoc. The French name for Italian Vermentino, native Mediterranean grape.

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

white wines from the region of Côtes de Provence go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with white wine and tomato, cream and tuna quiche or baked fish fillets with vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Côtes de Provence

On the nose in the region of Côtes de Provence often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, citrus or oak and sometimes also flavors of peach, tree fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Provence is a powerful with a nice freshness.