Château RoubineCôtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé)
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Clairette and the Vermentino.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé) of Château Roubine in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé)
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé)
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé)
The Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé) of Château Roubine matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sushi cake, fish and shrimp wok with curry or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Château Roubine's Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé).
Discover the grape variety: Clairette
Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes de Provence Blanc (Cru Classé) from Château Roubine are 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012 and 1988.
Informations about the Château Roubine
The Château Roubine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 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: Fade
Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.
