Château Virant - Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge

Château VirantCoteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge of Château Virant is a red wine from the region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence of Provence.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Details and technical informations about Château Virant's Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge - 2017
In the top 100 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge - 2016
In the top 100 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge - 2015
In the top 100 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rouge from Château Virant are 2016, 2017, 2015

Informations about the Château Virant

The winery offers 36 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence in the region of Provence

The Château Virant is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Provence
In the top 70000 of of France wines
In the top 2500 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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).


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.

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The word of the wine: Frank

Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.

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