Château Sainte CroixSaint-Pierre Côtes de Provence
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence of Château Sainte Croix in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence
The Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence of Château Sainte Croix matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or mahi mahi curry with coconut milk.
Details and technical informations about Château Sainte Croix's Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence.
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).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Pierre Côtes de Provence from Château Sainte Croix are 2010, 2016, 2012, 2014 and 2015.
Informations about the Château Sainte Croix
The Château Sainte Croix is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
