The Château Calissanne of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence of Provence

Château Calissanne
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Château Calissanne.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence in the region of Provence
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The Château Calissanne is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Calissanne wines

Looking for the best Château Calissanne wines in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Calissanne 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 Calissanne wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Calissanne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Calissanne

How Château Calissanne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew, lamb and coconut curry, african style or navarin of lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Calissanne

On the nose the red wine of Château Calissanne. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Calissanne

  • 2004With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Calissanne.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

Discovering 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).

Full AOC status was granted in December 1985. The wines of Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence are, in that order of importance, rosé, red and white wines. The rosés and reds are made from a Complex blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut and Counoise, with Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon making up to 30% of these blends. The white wine of the appellation is made from an equally complex hierarchy of grape varieties, both local and borrowed.

The top pink wines of Château Calissanne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Calissanne

How Château Calissanne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pan-fried black pudding with apples, natural breton lobster or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Calissanne

On the nose the pink wine of Château Calissanne. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, passion fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Calissanne. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Calissanne

  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.27/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Calissanne.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Vermentino

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top white wines of Château Calissanne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Calissanne

How Château Calissanne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of coulibiac of salmon, sublime fish and shrimp colombo or brownies with nuts.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Calissanne

On the nose the white wine of Château Calissanne. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Calissanne

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Calissanne.

  • Sémillon
  • Vermentino
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc
  • Grenache Blanc

The word of the wine: Crunchy

A very colorful term to designate a sensation similar to the crunchiness of a grape bursting under the tooth in young and lively wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Calissanne

Planning a wine route in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Calissanne.

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.

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