Winery Saint RouxLe Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.
Food and wine pairings with Le Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Le Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge
The Le Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge of Winery Saint Roux matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, sheep's feet with mountain honey or sunday night ham and cheese sandwich by fred.
Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Roux's Le Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Pigeonnier Côtes de Provence Rouge from Winery Saint Roux are 2016
Informations about the Winery Saint Roux
The Winery Saint Roux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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
World reference for pale, elegant rosé: salmon to onion-skin hue, notes of strawberry, pink grapefruit, white peach and flowers, fresh, dry, mineral palate, taut finish. 90% of output, the Provençal signature. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and native Tibouren in the blend. A few fleshy Mediterranean reds (Mourvèdre, Syrah) and saline Vermentino whites.
The wine region of Provence
World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.
The word of the wine: Cordial
Said of a warm, heady wine. Also used to describe wines and spirits with allegedly therapeutic properties.
