The Château Saint-Maur of Côtes de Provence of Provence
The Château Saint-Maur is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Saint-Maur wines in Côtes de Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Saint-Maur 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 Saint-Maur wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Saint-Maur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, mie goreng or ham and comté quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Saint-Maur. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, pomegranate or floral and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Saint-Maur. is a with a nice freshness.
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
This wine is mainly made from the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsaut grapes, as well as the quintessential Provence red Tibouren. Although clearly a minority, the Volume of red wine produced under this title (and elsewhere in Provence) is increasing and currently represents about 15% of the total. Grapes such as the three key Rhone varieties mentioned above and Cabernet Sauvignon (introduced here in the 1960s) are being used by a New wave of winemakers eager to demonstrate that rosé is not the only interesting wine in the region. Only about five percent of Côtes de Provence wines are made from white grapes, particularly Rolle (Vermentino).
How Château Saint-Maur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the white wine of Château Saint-Maur. often reveals types of flavors of oil, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or citrus.
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.
How Château Saint-Maur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or spaghetti all 'amatriciana.
Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.
Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Saint-Maur.
Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. 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 large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...
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Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.