Winery Légion ÉtrangèreCôtes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Légion Étrangère's Côtes de Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Crimson seedless
Cross between Emperor and C 133-199 obtained in the United States (California) by David Wilder Ramming and Ronald Tarailo and where it is cultivated since 1989. In California, it is today one of the most present varieties of table. It is also found in South America, South Africa, Spain, etc. - Synonymy: USDA selection C 102-26 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Winery Légion Étrangère
The Winery Légion Étrangère is one of of the world's great 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: Cinsault
Cinsault is a southern black grape variety that can be found in the blends of most Mediterranean appellations, but most often as an accessory grape variety. It is undoubtedly most present in certain rosé wines (in Corbières, Côtes-de-Provence, etc.): it gives these wines highly appreciated aromas of strawberry, peach and raspberry. In vin de pays (IGP), it is often vinified on its own, usually as a rosé.
