From Aix-en-Provence: Half-day Sidecar Wine Tour
Leave Aix-en-Provence aboard a vintage sidecar and discover the legendary Sainte-Victoire mountain, Cézanne’s muse, along with charming villages and local wine tastings.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 4 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, garrigue, tobacco, leather
Palate: blackcurrant, wild herbs, graphite, cedar
Clos Victoire is Calissanne's prestige red, drawn from old-vine Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon parcels overlooking the Etang de Berre. Structured, herb-driven, cellar-worthy.
What it pairs with
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Roast leg of lamb with rosemary
Firm tannin frames the lamb fat; garrigue notes echo the rosemary crust. -
Daube provencale
Slow-braised beef with red wine and orange peel meets the wine's leather and iron register. -
Aged Tomme de Provence
Sheep's milk Provencal tomme picks up the wine's wild herbs and tobacco register.
History
Clos Victoire is Calissanne's prestige red bottling, drawn from older Syrah and Cabernet parcels on the schistose slopes above the Etang de Berre. The estate is certified organic and produces both its everyday and prestige cuvees from its 110-hectare vineyard.
- 1990: First release of Clos Victoire as the prestige red
Facts
- Producer
- Chateau Calissanne · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Classification
- Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence AOC
- Oak
- Aged in oak barrels (partially new) for 15 to 18 months
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 25 to 40 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Chateau Calissanne Clos Victoire Rouge
What does Chateau Calissanne Clos Victoire Rouge taste like?
Black cherry, garrigue, tobacco and leather on the nose; blackcurrant, wild herbs, graphite and cedar on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a long savoury finish.
When should I drink Chateau Calissanne Clos Victoire Rouge?
Drink between 4 and 15 years from vintage. The 18 months of oak ageing gives cellar potential; younger bottles benefit from 60 minutes of decanting.
What food pairs with Chateau Calissanne Clos Victoire Rouge?
Roast leg of lamb with rosemary is the canonical pairing. Daube provencale and aged Tomme de Provence are equally strong matches.
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