Château du ThouarCôtes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Provence Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence Rouge
The Côtes de Provence Rouge of Château du Thouar matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of autumn leaves, lamb curry or chicken with courgettes and curry.
Details and technical informations about Château du Thouar's Côtes de Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Putzcheere
It is believed to have originated in Hungary, in the region bordering Romania, from where it spread to Germany, Alsace and the southwest of France, particularly in the Gers and high Pyrenees departments. It is also found in the United States (California). Today, it is almost absent from French vineyards. - Synonyms: putchir, putscher, butschera (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes de Provence Rouge from Château du Thouar are 2012, 2011
Informations about the Château du Thouar
The Château du Thouar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
