The Winery Passeport of Côtes de Provence of Provence
The Winery Passeport is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Passeport wines in Côtes de Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Passeport 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 Passeport wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Passeport wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with tuna, osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style or coconut from paimpol.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Passeport. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or pepper and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black fruits or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Passeport. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
This wine is mainly made from the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsaut grapes, as well as the quintessential Provence red Tibouren. Although clearly a minority, the Volume of red wine produced under this title (and elsewhere in Provence) is increasing and currently represents about 15% of the total. Grapes such as the three key Rhone varieties mentioned above and Cabernet Sauvignon (introduced here in the 1960s) are being used by a New wave of winemakers eager to demonstrate that rosé is not the only interesting wine in the region. Only about five percent of Côtes de Provence wines are made from white grapes, particularly Rolle (Vermentino).
How Winery Passeport wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of rabbit with prunes, quiche without pastry or violet omelette.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Passeport. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, grass or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lime, strawberries or cranberry. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Passeport. is a with a nice freshness.
Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Winery Passeport wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or zucchini quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Passeport. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or gooseberry and sometimes also flavors of rhubarb, earth or microbio. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Passeport. is a with a nice freshness.
An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.
How Winery Passeport wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or roquefort and gruyère cheese eggs.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Passeport. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Passeport. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
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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.
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An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.