The Château Montaurone of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence of Provence

Château Montaurone - Cuvée Excellence Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence in the region of Provence

The Château Montaurone is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Montaurone wines

Looking for the best Château Montaurone wines in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Montaurone 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 Montaurone wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Montaurone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Montaurone

How Château Montaurone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), express couscous in a pressure cooker or turkey escalope with curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Montaurone

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Montaurone.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence is one of the main French appellations in the Provence wine region, located in the extreme southeast of the country. It is the second largest appellation in the region, with about 4,000 hectares North and west of Aix-en-Provence - the town from which it takes its name. The area also bears the tiny title of AOCPalette. The Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation was first introduced as a VDQS in 1956, having been informally known as Côteaux du Roy René (René d'Anjou being a 15th century French king famous for his love of wine and the Vine).

Full AOC status was granted in December 1985. The wines of Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence are, in that order of importance, rosé, red and white wines. The rosés and reds are made from a Complex blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut and Counoise, with Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon making up to 30% of these blends. The white wine of the appellation is made from an equally complex hierarchy of grape varieties, both local and borrowed.

The top pink wines of Château Montaurone

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Montaurone

How Château Montaurone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of the secrets of croque-monsieur, gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa) or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Montaurone

On the nose the pink wine of Château Montaurone. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Montaurone. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Montaurone

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Montaurone.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Château Montaurone

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Montaurone

How Château Montaurone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Braucol

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Montaurone

Planning a wine route in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Montaurone.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

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.

News about Château Montaurone and wines from the region

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

Vinexpo Paris to host wine and climate change talk

Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris, running from 14 to 16 February, will host a discussion on climate change as part of series of roundtable ‘wine talks’ at the show. Decanter contributor and international consultant Rupert Joy will moderate the discussion on ‘making wine in a changing climate’, to be held at 2:30pm on Tuesday 15 February, in Hall Six. Members of the panel include: Pau Roca Blaso – director general of the International Organisation of Vine & Wine Jeremy Cukierman MW – dire ...

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

The word of the wine: Braucol

See servadou iron.