Winery ValcolombeLe Carignan Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
The Le Carignan Rouge of the Winery Valcolombe is in the top 80 of wines of Coteaux Varois en Provence.
Food and wine pairings with Le Carignan Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Carignan Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Le Carignan Rouge
The Le Carignan Rouge of Winery Valcolombe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of family potluck or pakistani rice (biryani).
Details and technical informations about Winery Valcolombe's Le Carignan Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Barlinka
- Origin : Very well known in South Africa, it was imported into this country in 1910 from Algeria and then mainly cultivated as a table grape... attempts at vinification were made but without success. It is also known in Portugal, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Informations about the Winery Valcolombe
The Winery Valcolombe is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Coteaux Varois en Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux Varois en Provence
Côteaux Varois en Provence is a key appellation in the Provence wine region in the far southeast of France. It was introduced in March 1993 to complement the Côtes de Provence title created 16 years earlier. It covers the vineyards of 28 communes North of Toulon, essentially constituting the western third of the Var department. Côteaux Varois wines are red, white and rosé, although the latter is the dominant colour (as is the case almost everywhere in Provence).
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: Bordeaux futures
Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.
