The Winery Grands Esclans of Côtes de Provence of Provence

Winery Grands Esclans - Chardonnay
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Côtes de Provence in the region of Provence
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The Winery Grands Esclans is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Grands Esclans wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Grands Esclans

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Grands Esclans

How Winery Grands Esclans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the garbure, barbecued mackerel papillotes or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Grands Esclans.

  • Chardonnay
  • Rolle

Discovering 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.

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).

The top red wines of Winery Grands Esclans

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Grands Esclans

How Winery Grands Esclans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or currywurst.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Grands Esclans

On the nose the red wine of Winery Grands Esclans. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Grands Esclans

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Grands Esclans.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Grands Esclans

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Grands Esclans

How Winery Grands Esclans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, parillade of fish and seafood or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Grands Esclans

In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Grands Esclans. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Grands Esclans

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Grands Esclans.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Vermentino
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

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Discover the grape variety: Vermentino

The vermentino grape variety was widespread in Italy, Sardinia and Corsica. Today, Vermentino is grown in the regions bordering the Mediterranean, mainly in Provence (Côtes de Provence, Bellet), Corsica (Corse Calvi), Languedoc (Côtes du Roussillon, Costières de Nîmes) and the Rhône Valley (Côtes du Luberon). Because it ripens late, Vermentino requires a warm climate for its development and can only be grown in regions with good sun exposure. Conversely, cold or temperate climates do not allow it to ripen properly. Vermentino is only susceptible to powdery mildew. When vinified on its own, Vermentino produces a single-variety dry white wine that is light and full-bodied with a pale yellow color. It can also be blended with other grape varieties such as Ugni Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache, in which case its low acidity makes it light and fresh. Vermentino belongs to the grape varieties of Ajaccio, Corsica and Corbières. The aromas released by this variety are multiple. One can detect notes of fresh apple, green almond, sweet spices, hawthorn, ripe pear and fresh pineapple.

News about Winery Grands Esclans and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

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 ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’

Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...

Brad Pitt’s Rosé Champagne chosen for Oscars 2022

Fleur de Miraval will be poured at the Dolby Theatre during the Oscars (27 March), as well as during the Governors Ball – the Academy’s official afterparty – and at other Oscars-related events in Los Angeles, New York City, and London, including the Oscars Nominees Luncheon on 7 March. Serving Fleur de Miraval Rosé Champagne, best known for its association with Pitt, was a ‘natural choice’, the champagne brand said in a statement announcing the news. ‘Fleur de Miraval will now ...

The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

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