Château de FonscolombeEsquisse Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château de Fonscolombe's Esquisse Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Prima
Cross between lival and cardinal obtained in 1974. It has been registered in the official catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1, since 1996.
Informations about the Château de Fonscolombe
The Château de Fonscolombe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
