Château BeaulieuCoteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc of Château Beaulieu in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or raspberry.
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc
The Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc of Château Beaulieu matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of pan-fried salmon papillote, mussels with marinara or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Château Beaulieu's Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: La Crescent
A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Cuvée Alexandre Blanc from Château Beaulieu are 2015, 2016, 2019, 2017 and 2018.
Informations about the Château Beaulieu
The Château Beaulieu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence
Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence is one of the main French appellations in the Provence wine region, located in the extreme southeast of the country. It is the second largest appellation in the region, with about 4,000 hectares North and west of Aix-en-Provence - the town from which it takes its name. The area also bears the tiny title of AOCPalette. The Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation was first introduced as a VDQS in 1956, having been informally known as Côteaux du Roy René (René d'Anjou being a 15th century French king famous for his love of wine and the Vine).
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: Cuvée (champagne)
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
