Château de Saint MartinNo 2 de Saint-Martin Côtes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château de Saint Martin's No 2 de Saint-Martin Côtes de Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Chelois
Interspecific cross between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 5593 Seibel (880 Seibel x 4202 Seibel) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). The Chelois is related to the De Chaunac and the Chancellor. It has been propagated in Canada since 1946 and 1948 for the United States, in France it is no longer planted, therefore no longer present in the vineyard and almost disappearing.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of No 2 de Saint-Martin Côtes de Provence Rouge from Château de Saint Martin are 2013, 2012, 2018, 2014 and 2010.
Informations about the Château de Saint Martin
The Château de Saint Martin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
