Château Les ValentinesLa Gourmande Côtes de Provence
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with La Gourmande Côtes de Provence
Pairings that work perfectly with La Gourmande Côtes de Provence
Original food and wine pairings with La Gourmande Côtes de Provence
The La Gourmande Côtes de Provence of Château Les Valentines matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of hungarian goulash, giouvetsi (greek dish) or silvia's quick wolf fillet.
Details and technical informations about Château Les Valentines's La Gourmande Côtes de Provence.
Discover the grape variety: Bogdanusa
This grape variety was formerly cultivated in Croatia, more precisely on the island of Hvar in southern Dalmatia. In France, it is practically unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Gourmande Côtes de Provence from Château Les Valentines are 2016, 2013, 2011
Informations about the Château Les Valentines
The Château Les Valentines 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: Olfaction
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
