Château de la CouleretteCôtes de Provence
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Provence
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence
The Côtes de Provence of Château de la Coulerette matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, lamb with vermicelli or caramelized lamb mice.
Details and technical informations about Château de la Coulerette's Côtes de Provence.
Discover the grape variety: Gaillard 2
Interspecific cross between an othello-rupestris and the noah obtained in 1885 by Fernand Gaillard. In the 1960s, Gaillard 2 still represented nearly 4,000 hectares, particularly in the Centre-West and Burgundy regions. Today, it has practically disappeared.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes de Provence from Château de la Coulerette are 2012, 2018, 2019, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Château de la Coulerette
The Château de la Coulerette is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
