The Château Petit Sonnailler of Provence

Château Petit Sonnailler - Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Blanc
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1153 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence

The Château Petit Sonnailler is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Petit Sonnailler wines

Looking for the best Château Petit Sonnailler wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Petit Sonnailler 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 Petit Sonnailler wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Petit Sonnailler

How Château Petit Sonnailler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Petit Sonnailler.

  • Vermentino
  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache Blanc

Discovering 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 term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.

5°C.

The top pink wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Petit Sonnailler

How Château Petit Sonnailler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of penne à la toscane, norman mussels with cider or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

In the mouth the pink wine of Château Petit Sonnailler. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Vermentino Nero

Discover the grape variety: Vermentino

The vermentino grape variety was widespread in Italy, Sardinia and Corsica. Today, Vermentino is grown in the regions bordering the Mediterranean, mainly in Provence (Côtes de Provence, Bellet), Corsica (Corse Calvi), Languedoc (Côtes du Roussillon, Costières de Nîmes) and the Rhône Valley (Côtes du Luberon). Because it ripens late, Vermentino requires a warm climate for its development and can only be grown in regions with good sun exposure. Conversely, cold or temperate climates do not allow it to ripen properly. Vermentino is only susceptible to powdery mildew. When vinified on its own, Vermentino produces a single-variety dry white wine that is light and full-bodied with a pale yellow color. It can also be blended with other grape varieties such as Ugni Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache, in which case its low acidity makes it light and fresh. Vermentino belongs to the grape varieties of Ajaccio, Corsica and Corbières. The aromas released by this variety are multiple. One can detect notes of fresh apple, green almond, sweet spices, hawthorn, ripe pear and fresh pineapple.

The top red wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Petit Sonnailler

How Château Petit Sonnailler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or japanese curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Petit Sonnailler

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

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

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

The word of the wine: Open

Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Petit Sonnailler

Planning a wine route in the of Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Petit Sonnailler.

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.

News about Château Petit Sonnailler and wines from the region

Rethinking the wine bottle for the future

There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...

A perfect pairing: Madhu’s masala lamb

With culinary inspiration dating back to 1935, our restaurant brand Madhu’s specialises in South Asian cuisine with an East African influence. It’s thanks to the secret recipes handed down across eight decades that we have become caterers for royalty, dignitaries and Asian weddings – and that our original Southall location has been named Best Indian Restaurant multiple times by Pat Chapman’s Cobra Good Curry Guide. Over the past few years I’ve been working on creative combinations to find the pe ...

Brad Pitt to reopen Château Miraval recording studio

Brad Pitt and Emmy Award-winning French producer Damien Quintard have worked together to revamp and redesign the Château Miraval recording studio, which has sat unused for nearly two decades. Renamed Miraval Studios, the venue will reopen in the heart of Provence rosé wine country in summer 2022. It marks a rebirth for the illustrious venue, previously known as Studio Miraval, which was built in 1977 by the estate’s then-owner, French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier. Pink Floyd used the st ...

The word of the wine: Open

Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.