Top 100 white wines of Var
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Var of Vin de Pays as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Var and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Var
Vast Provençal IGP in the hinterland of the Côte d'Azur: signature Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Tibouren as royal rosés — pale and fruity with notes of peach, citrus, strawberry, white flowers and a hint of spice, signature chiselled freshness, the regional flagship. Mourbèdre and Carignan in sun-drenched reds (cherry, garrigue). Vermentino, Ugni Blanc and Clairette in floral whites. IGP, sunny Mediterranean, limestone and schist soils, cleansing mistral.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Var
white wines from the region of Var go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong), skate wing with shallots or tunisian tagine.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Var
On the nose in the region of Var often reveals types of flavors of citrus, green apple or minerality and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, earth or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Var is a powerful.
