Château du GaloupetEmpreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé) of Château du Galoupet in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé)
Pairings that work perfectly with Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé)
Original food and wine pairings with Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé)
The Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé) of Château du Galoupet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chinese fondue, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or real paella recipe from valencia.
Details and technical informations about Château du Galoupet's Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé).
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Empreinte Côtes de Provence (Cru Classé) from Château du Galoupet are 2011
Informations about the Château du Galoupet
The Château du Galoupet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Provence
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.
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: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
