Château La Tour de l'ÉvêqueCotes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cotes de Provence Rouge of Château La Tour de l'Évêque in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or licorice and sometimes also flavors of plum, red cherry or pepper.
Food and wine pairings with Cotes de Provence Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cotes de Provence Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cotes de Provence Rouge
The Cotes de Provence Rouge of Château La Tour de l'Évêque matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or curried coral lentils.
Details and technical informations about Château La Tour de l'Évêque's Cotes de Provence 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 Cotes de Provence Rouge from Château La Tour de l'Évêque are 2007, 2017, 2011, 2009 and 2013.
Informations about the Château La Tour de l'Évêque
The Château La Tour de l'Évêque is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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: Generous
Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).
