Top 100 wines of Côtes de Provence - Page 5

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: Vermentino

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.

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 soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, soy and shrimp noodles or goat cheese and bacon 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 cherry, citrus or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Provence is a with a nice freshness.