The Winery Croix Rousse of Provence

Winery Croix Rousse
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 686 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence

The Winery Croix Rousse is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Croix Rousse wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Croix Rousse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Croix Rousse

How Winery Croix Rousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of knife feet, salmon blanquette or provencal bourride.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Croix Rousse.

  • Clairette
  • Trebbiano
  • Ugni blanc

Discovering the wine region of Provence

World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.

9 AOCs, mistral climate.

The top pink wines of Winery Croix Rousse

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Croix Rousse

How Winery Croix Rousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of rougail sausage, garlic shrimp or cream and tuna quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Croix Rousse.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Tibouren

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

The top red wines of Winery Croix Rousse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Croix Rousse

How Winery Croix Rousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, currywurst or savoy soup.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Croix Rousse

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Croix Rousse.

  • Carignan
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Rancio

Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).

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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 Winery Croix Rousse.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.