Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of Côtes de Provence
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Côtes de Provence.
More informations about the variety Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
More informations about the region of Provence
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- PeachPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- MineralityPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- EarthPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- GrapefruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- LemonPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- Green herbsPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- Pink grapefruitPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- RhubarbPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- Red currantPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- Wild strawberriesPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- LavenderPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
News about the grape variety Pinot noir
Decanter magazine latest issue: December 2022
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Decanter World Wine Awards winners available at Marks & Spencer
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Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...