Côtes de Provence

The Côtes de Provence appellation covers an area of ​​19,700 hectares in 3 regions: Bouches du Rhône, Var and an encroachment in the Alpes-Maritimes grouping 84 municipalities. The production of the appellation includes 897 000 hectoliters which corresponds to more than 120 million bottles, mostly in rosé wine (89.9% of the yield, the rest corresponds to red at 7% and to white at 3.5% ) The wine sector includes 372 private cellars, 38 cooperative cellars and has an average yield of 46 hl / ha. The geology of the terroir is complex, consisting of a calcareous soil in the North and West and a crystalline soil in the South and in the East. The appellation is divided into five main zones: the Inner Valley, the Beausset Basin, the Sainte-Victoire mountain, the Maritime Border and the hills of the Haut Pays.

The production of rosé is the specialty of Provence, an area conducive to the development of this color of wine thanks to the grape varieties, the climate and the terroirs. The region dedicates more than 88% of its production to rosé, and even becomes the leading producer of rosé in France with 35% of national production, but also supplies 5.6% of the world’s rosés. Provence would also be the oldest French vineyard and the rosé, the oldest wine.

At 12Bouteilles, we love the rosé de Provence, the flagship beverage of our summer evenings to drink in the pool“ in a tall glass with ice cubes. Among our favorites, the Miraval Rosé, a rosé wine leaks with fresh citrus aromas, produced on the property of the famous couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. We also prefer the rosés by Ott elaborated by the famous Domaines Ott, a sweet and fresh rosé with aromas of white peaches and apricot, a real gourmet pleasure.Finally, the grand cru classé of Provence du Château du Galoupet is simply a marvel. With floral and exotic fruit notes, this rosé wine is an aromatic explosion on the palate.