Winery DuvivierGrand Bessillon
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Caladoc.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Grand Bessillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Bessillon
Original food and wine pairings with Grand Bessillon
The Grand Bessillon of Winery Duvivier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, lamb kleftiko (greek) or kefta.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duvivier's Grand Bessillon.
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
The best vintages of Grand Bessillon from Winery Duvivier are 2014, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Duvivier
The Winery Duvivier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Coteaux Varois en Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux Varois en Provence
Côteaux Varois en Provence is a key appellation in the Provence wine region in the far southeast of France. It was introduced in March 1993 to complement the Côtes de Provence title created 16 years earlier. It covers the vineyards of 28 communes North of Toulon, essentially constituting the western third of the Var department. Côteaux Varois wines are red, white and rosé, although the latter is the dominant colour (as is the case almost everywhere in Provence).
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: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
