Château CalissanneClos Victoire Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Clos Victoire Rouge of the Château Calissanne is in the top 20 of wines of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Clos Victoire Rouge of Château Calissanne in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Clos Victoire Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos Victoire Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Clos Victoire Rouge
The Clos Victoire Rouge of Château Calissanne matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baked marrow bones, 7 o'clock leg of lamb or cambodian amok.
Details and technical informations about Château Calissanne's Clos Victoire Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clos Victoire Rouge from Château Calissanne are 2015, 2017, 2008, 2013 and 2007.
Informations about the Château Calissanne
The Château Calissanne is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 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: Over-ripeness
Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.
