Winery Allees Du SudCuvée An Côtes de Provence
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée An Côtes de Provence
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée An Côtes de Provence
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée An Côtes de Provence
The Cuvée An Côtes de Provence of Winery Allees Du Sud matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pork chops, linguine with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Allees Du Sud's Cuvée An Côtes de Provence.
Discover the grape variety: Macabeu
The white Macabeu is a grape variety originating from 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 large bunches, and grapes of large to medium size. Macabeu Blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Allees Du Sud
The Winery Allees Du Sud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de 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.
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
