The best wines of Palette
Discover the best wines of Palette of Provence as well as the best winemakers of Palette and estates of Palette to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Palette and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Palette by region
Looking for a good wine of Palette of Provence among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Palette. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Palette with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Palette
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Palette
Red wines from the region of Palette go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of beef coarse salt, my godmother's sausage salad or leg of lamb with herb stuffing.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Palette
On the nose the red wine of the region of Palette. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, mint or licorice and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, raspberry or cranberry.
The best vintages in red wine of Palette
- 2005With an average score of 4.32/5
- 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.11/5
- 2018With an average score of 4.11/5
- 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Palette
- Grenache
- Mourvedre
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Carignan
- Cinsault
The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Palette
A wine route planned in the region of Palette? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Palette.
- Château Crémade Palette
Discovering the wine region of Palette
Palette is a very small appellation in the Provence wine region, located in the far southeast of France. Created in 1948, the appellation covers red, white and rosé wines produced near Aix-en-Provence, a town just North of Marseille. Production is dominated by a single producer, Château Simone, which owns about half of the vineyards covered by the appellation. The rest of the production comes from Château Cremade, Château Henri Bonnaud, Château de Meyreuil and La Badiane.
The Palette title applies specifically to a small area of the hills east of Aix, in the communes of Meyreuil, Le Tholonet and Aix-en-Provence itself. In the past, the area of the appellation was about 23 hectares, but in 2005, INAO (the French government Body responsible for the country's appellation system) estimated the total area at 43 hectares. This increase reflects the significant modernization and expansion of the wine industry in southern France since the 1990s. Because of the local soils, Palette's wines are distinct from those of the much larger appellations (Côtes de Provence and Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence) that effectively surround it.
Great white wines of Palette
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Palette
White wines from the region of Palette go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pasta with tuna and laughing cow, lobster tail armorican style or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Palette
On the nose the white wine of the region of Palette. often reveals types of flavors of peach, straw or stone and sometimes also flavors of almonds, cheese or perfume.
The best vintages in white wine of Palette
- 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2015With an average score of 4.19/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.19/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Palette
- Clairette
- Muscat Blanc
- Grenache Blanc
- Ugni blanc
The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Palette
A wine route planned in the region of Palette? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Palette.
- Château Crémade Palette
Discover the grape variety: Grenache
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Great pink wines of Palette
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Palette
Pink wines from the region of Palette go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, cantonese rice or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Palette
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Palette. often reveals types of flavors of peach, non oak or melon and sometimes also flavors of rose petal, dried fruit or floral. In the mouth the pink wine of the region of Palette. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in pink wine of Palette
- 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
- 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.16/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.09/5
- 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Palette
- Mourvedre
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Grenache
- Grenache Blanc
- Cinsaut
- Cinsault
The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Palette
A wine route planned in the region of Palette? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Palette.
- Château Crémade Palette
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
News from the vineyard of Palette
Cream of the Crop Auction: the drinks industry comes together ahead of the festive season
The Drinks Trust has partnered with Whisky.Auction to host its first annual auction, with all proceeds used to fund the different projects through which the charity supports the UK hospitality sector. The Drinks Trust is a community organisation for the drinks industry, offering educational, institutional, and peer-to-peer support to the sector’s professionals. It also provides wellbeing and financial assistance in challenging times, such as those the industry is currently facing. In 2020 alone ...
DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines
In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...
Join us for our first Decanter Taste With The Experts event
For the first time ever, Decanter is offering readers and wine lovers alike the chance to see behind the scenes of our renowned panel tastings and experience first hand what it means to taste like an expert. Decanter’s panel tastings are one of the most rigorous exercises in blind tasting, where a panel of three experts taste and score up to 100 wines a day, based on criteria set by the Decanter editorial team. We’re delighted to announced that this autumn will see the start of our n ...
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