The Château Barbanau of Provence

Château Barbanau - Clos Val Bruyère Cassis
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 81 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence

The Château Barbanau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Barbanau wines

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

The top white wines of Château Barbanau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Barbanau

How Château Barbanau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pulled pork (us pulled pork ), codfish aioli or violet omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Barbanau

On the nose the white wine of Château Barbanau. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lemon or cassis and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Barbanau

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.68/5

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

  • Clairette
  • Marsanne
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Ugni blanc
  • Rolle

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 red wines of Château Barbanau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Barbanau

How Château Barbanau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Barbanau

On the nose the red wine of Château Barbanau. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of pear, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Barbanau

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

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.

The top pink wines of Château Barbanau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Barbanau

How Château Barbanau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, mussels with white wine and tomato or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Barbanau

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Barbanau

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Terroir

Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Barbanau

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 Barbanau.

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

News about Château Barbanau and wines from the region

Brad Pitt, Jolie and Château Miraval story takes new twist

Brad Pitt has filed a lawsuit against Angelina Jolie at a Los Angeles court regarding her sale of a stake in Provence winery Château Miraval last year, according to media reports, including in Bloomberg (via Associated Press) and the Los Angeles Times. There had been speculation for several years about how Pitt and Jolie’s divorce proceedings would affect their joint ownership of Miraval, which they acquired in 2008. It was the Hollywood couple’s wedding venue but the estate has also gained a re ...

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 ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Terroir

Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.