Château de PalaysonGrande Cuvée Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Grande Cuvée Rouge of the Château de Palayson is in the top 90 of wines of Côtes de Provence.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grande Cuvée Rouge of Château de Palayson in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Cuvée Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Rouge
The Grande Cuvée Rouge of Château de Palayson matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.
Details and technical informations about Château de Palayson's Grande Cuvée Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Cuvée Rouge from Château de Palayson are 2005, 2011, 2009, 2003 and 2006.
Informations about the Château de Palayson
The Château de Palayson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Over-ripeness
Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.
