Top 100 wines of Côtes de Provence - Page 3

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

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Côtes de Provence

wines from the region of Côtes de Provence go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quick brioche sausage, oven-roasted breton lobster with salted butter from the jaguin brothers (the... or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Côtes de Provence

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