The Château Salettes is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Salettes wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Salettes 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 Salettes wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, rabbit with cider and prunes or shrimp and chorizo risotto.
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.
How Château Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, pork in a salty-sweet way or braised chicken and plantains.
On the nose the red wine of Château Salettes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, peach or strawberries.
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.
How Château Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of rougail sausage, mussels with camembert cheese or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Salettes. often reveals types of flavors of peach, strawberries or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Salettes. is a with a nice freshness.
In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.
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Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
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In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.
