The Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence of Provence

Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles - Belles d'Eguilles Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 85 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence in the region of Provence

The Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles wines in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles 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 Le Cellier d'Eguilles wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

How Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of texas style ribs / loin ribs, chicken maffé (africa) or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsault
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carignan
  • Cinsaut

Discovering the wine region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence is one of the main French appellations in the Provence wine region, located in the extreme southeast of the country. It is the second largest appellation in the region, with about 4,000 hectares North and west of Aix-en-Provence - the town from which it takes its name. The area also bears the tiny title of AOCPalette. The Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation was first introduced as a VDQS in 1956, having been informally known as Côteaux du Roy René (René d'Anjou being a 15th century French king famous for his love of wine and the Vine).

Full AOC status was granted in December 1985. The wines of Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence are, in that order of importance, rosé, red and white wines. The rosés and reds are made from a Complex blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut and Counoise, with Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon making up to 30% of these blends. The white wine of the appellation is made from an equally complex hierarchy of grape varieties, both local and borrowed.

The top red wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

How Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb marinated in white wine or papillotes of swordfish with curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.09/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Merlot
  • Caladoc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top white wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

How Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of brandade of cod from nimes, shrimp, coconut and ginger soup or cheeseburger.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles.

  • Ugni blanc
  • Vermentino
  • Clairette
  • Grenache Blanc

The word of the wine: Color

The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles

Planning a wine route in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles.

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.

News about Winery Le Cellier d'Eguilles and wines from the region

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Champagne Telmont

Founded in 1912, the Champagne house is based in Damery, near Epernay. Production is currently led by fourth-generation cellar master and head of viticulture Bertrand Lhôpital. Telmont prides itself on its green credentials, which the brand claims motivated DiCaprio’s determination to get financially involved. ‘Leonardo DiCaprio’s decision to become a shareholder sends Telmont a strong message of support that will encourage us as we carry out our ambitious plans,’ said Ludovic ...

A perfect pairing: Madhu’s masala lamb

With culinary inspiration dating back to 1935, our restaurant brand Madhu’s specialises in South Asian cuisine with an East African influence. It’s thanks to the secret recipes handed down across eight decades that we have become caterers for royalty, dignitaries and Asian weddings – and that our original Southall location has been named Best Indian Restaurant multiple times by Pat Chapman’s Cobra Good Curry Guide. Over the past few years I’ve been working on creative combinations to find the pe ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘I’ve formed a bond with Grillo and flirted with Verdicchio’

I’d like to say we took advantage of the lockdown and its related commotion to do a stock-take, explore new avenues, turn over intriguing stones, widen and deepen our drinking, taking careful notes as we went. Sadly, no. I won’t say we got stuck in a rut, but we did tend to stick with comfort wines – and “comfort”, in our case, means familiar. Regular readers of this quarterly column can probably guess the labels on the resulting empties. We have a wider range of comfort foods, I’m afraid, than ...

The word of the wine: Color

The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.