The Château de Saint Martin is one of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Saint Martin wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Saint Martin 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 de Saint Martin wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Saint Martin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of lomo saltado, tajine of mutton or veal axoa (basque country).
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 term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
5°C.
How Château de Saint Martin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the white wine of Château de Saint Martin. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak.
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
How Château de Saint Martin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Saint Martin. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, strawberries or raspberry. In the mouth the pink wine of Château de Saint Martin. is a with a nice freshness.
228-litre barrel.
How Château de Saint Martin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons or thai green curry.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Saint Martin. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, minerality or strawberries.
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.
How Château de Saint Martin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, banh mi sandwich or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
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Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
