The Château Saint-Hilaire is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Saint-Hilaire wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Saint-Hilaire 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 Château Saint-Hilaire wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Saint-Hilaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, lamb garam massala or turnip confit with parma cheese.
On the nose the red wine of Château Saint-Hilaire. often reveals types of flavors of oak.
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 term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
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How Château Saint-Hilaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or lean fish such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, skate with capers or pundu na madesu.
On the nose the white wine of Château Saint-Hilaire. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Saint-Hilaire. is a with a nice freshness.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Château Saint-Hilaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of north welsch, shrimp in hot sauce from cathylou or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Saint-Hilaire. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or minerality. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Saint-Hilaire. is a with a nice freshness.
Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.
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The vermentino grape variety was widespread in Italy, Sardinia and Corsica. Today, Vermentino is grown in the regions bordering the Mediterranean, mainly in Provence (Côtes de Provence, Bellet), Corsica (Corse Calvi), Languedoc (Côtes du Roussillon, Costières de Nîmes) and the Rhône Valley (Côtes du Luberon). Because it ripens late, Vermentino requires a warm climate for its development and can only be grown in regions with good sun exposure. Conversely, cold or temperate climates do not allow it to ripen properly. Vermentino is only susceptible to powdery mildew. When vinified on its own, Vermentino produces a single-variety dry white wine that is light and full-bodied with a pale yellow color. It can also be blended with other grape varieties such as Ugni Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache, in which case its low acidity makes it light and fresh. Vermentino belongs to the grape varieties of Ajaccio, Corsica and Corbières. The aromas released by this variety are multiple. One can detect notes of fresh apple, green almond, sweet spices, hawthorn, ripe pear and fresh pineapple.
