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Cotes de Provence
 

Côtes de Provence is a wide area covering Côte d'Azur (French riviera) from Marseille to Nice cities. Soils, grapes and techniques may differ but one thing remain: the sun.

Half of the rosé wine made in France is coming from Provence! And 80% of the wine made in Provence is rosé. Rosé de Provence are dry and fruity. They are perfect as summer wine, for aperitif, with a salad or with typical mediterranean meals.

Some red wines are also appealing as they keep on improving. Red wines from Côtes de Provence are generally quite strong however in some areas they can be light and delicate. White wines from Provence are excellent with local seafood.
 

Côtes de Provence wine information :

Name: Appellation Côtes de Provence Controlée
Location:

Covering Côte d'Azur from Aix en Provence to Nice

Places of Cotes de Provence: Many: Lorgues, Gassin, Londe les Maures, Le Cannet des Maures, Pierrefeu, Saint Trpez, Gonfaron, Vidauban, etc
Soil: Siliceous soils
Limestone
Size: 20,000 ha (50,000 acres)
Production:

160 million bottles
80% rosé


Grapes in Provence:

Cinsault
Grenache
Mourvèdre
Syrah
Tibouren

Type of wines: Dry and fruity rosé wine
Age: Rosé: drink young
Aromas:

Pink grapefruit
Red fruits

Food with Cotes de Provence:

Aperitif
Salads
Tomatoes Provencale Tomatoes provencale recipe with Cuisine-France

Cheese:

 

Picodon
Pélardon
Feta

Next: Bandol

 
More pages about Provence :
Provence region

Wines from Provence :
Côtes de Provence - Bandol - Bellet - Wines from Provence

About Provence wine region :
Provence wine information - Provence region information - Provence wine map - Winemaking in Provence - Provence wines and food - Buy wine - Provence main page

Other french wine regions :
Alsace - Bordeaux - Bourgogne / Burgundy - Champagne - Corsica - Languedoc-Roussillon - Loire Valley - South West - Cotes du Rhone

  

 
 

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