Cotes du Rhone AOC Wine

The Côtes du Rhône appellation is a very large one with about 10,000 vine growers for 250 million bottles and more. Vineyards are mostly in the southern part of the Rhône Valley.

Wines of Côtes du Rhône are very diverse although 95% of the production is red. They can be tannic and robust, or fruity and light.

Primeur wines - as in Beaujolais - are increasingly popular. They are very fruity and fresh and should be drunk now - from the 3rd week of November.

Read more about Rhône wines with Amazon.com :
- The Wines of the Northern Rhône

Côtes du Rhône AOC wine information :

Name:	Appellation Côtes du Rhône Controlée
Location:	Along the Rhône river mostly in the south part of the Rhône region
Places:	171 villages
Soil:	Clay Clayey-limestone Stones
Size:	40,000 ha (100,000 acres) 1,500 wineries
Production:	2,000,000 hl 95% red wine !
Grapes in Rhône:	Red: Grenache (40%) Syrah Mourvèdre Carignan Cinsault
Type of wines:	Light to medium fruity red wine Dry white Dry rosé
Age:	Red: 2 to 5 years White: 1 to 3 years Rosé: drink young
Vintages: (recommended)	2003, 2000
Aromas:	Red Fruits Cherry Violets
Food:	Beef steak Roasted pork Grilled white meat Hamburger
Cheese:	Brie Coulommiers Gaperon Next: Côtes du Rhône Villages

More pages about Côtes du Rhône : Côtes du Rhône region

Wines from Côtes du Rhône :
Côte Rôtie - Condrieu - Château Grillet - Hermitage - Crozes Hermitage - Cornas - Côtes du Rhône aoc - Côtes du Rhône villages - Gigondas - Châteauneuf du Pape - Côtes du Ventoux - Wines from Côtes du Rhône

About Côtes du Rhône wine region :
Côtes du Rhône wine information - Rhône region information - Rhône wine map - Winemaking in Côtes du Rhône - Rhône wines and food - Buy wine - Côtes du Rhône main page

Other french wine regions :
Alsace - Bordeaux - Bourgogne / Burgundy - Champagne - Corsica - Languedoc-Roussillon - Loire Valley - Provence - South West of France