The Château Castel des Maures of Côtes de Provence of Provence

Château Castel des Maures - Cuvée Jeanne Côtes de Provence Rosé
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Vins Breban.
It is ranked in the top 172 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Côtes de Provence in the region of Provence

The Château Castel des Maures is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes de Provence.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Castel des Maures wines

Looking for the best Château Castel des Maures wines in Côtes de Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Castel des Maures wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Castel des Maures wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Castel des Maures

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Castel des Maures

How Château Castel des Maures wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without pastry, paella josé style or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Castel des Maures

On the nose the pink wine of Château Castel des Maures. often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Castel des Maures. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Castel des Maures

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Castel des Maures.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

Discovering 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.

This wine is mainly made from the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsaut grapes, as well as the quintessential Provence red Tibouren. Although clearly a minority, the Volume of red wine produced under this title (and elsewhere in Provence) is increasing and currently represents about 15% of the total. Grapes such as the three key Rhone varieties mentioned above and Cabernet Sauvignon (introduced here in the 1960s) are being used by a New wave of winemakers eager to demonstrate that rosé is not the only interesting wine in the region. Only about five percent of Côtes de Provence wines are made from white grapes, particularly Rolle (Vermentino).

The top red wines of Château Castel des Maures

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Castel des Maures

How Château Castel des Maures wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Allison seedless

American, intraspecific crossing between the red globe and the princess obtained in 2000 by the Sheehan genetics (California). It can be found in the United States, South Africa, Spain, Italy, ... almost unknown in France because of a very late maturity.

News about Château Castel des Maures and wines from the region

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Rethinking the wine bottle for the future

There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

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