
Château MentoneCuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence of Château Mentone in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pepper or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence
The Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence of Château Mentone matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of thai beef skewers, couscous chicken and merguez or creole chipolatas.
Details and technical informations about Château Mentone's Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence.
Discover the grape variety: Niellucciu
Structured, elegant age-worthy reds with a deep ruby robe, firm tannins and an ample palate, with signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, plum), spices (pepper), garrigue, immortelle and Mediterranean notes. Also structured rosés. Star of Patrimonio AOC (northern Corsica, calcareous soils) and present in Cap Corse AOC. Corsican synonym for Nielluccio, identical to Italian Sangiovese; indigenous black variety from Cap Corse.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Excellence Côtes de Provence from Château Mentone are 2007, 2009, 2008
Informations about the Château Mentone
The Château Mentone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 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
World reference for pale, elegant rosé: salmon to onion-skin hue, notes of strawberry, pink grapefruit, white peach and flowers, fresh, dry, mineral palate, taut finish. 90% of output, the Provençal signature. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and native Tibouren in the blend. A few fleshy Mediterranean reds (Mourvèdre, Syrah) and saline Vermentino whites.
The wine region of Provence
World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.
The word of the wine: Sweet
Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.














