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Cotes de Provence
Cotes de Provence
Côtes de Provence AOC is the largest appellation of the Provence wine region in south-eastern France. It covers roughly 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the viticulture in the Var department – essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region – apart from 2250 hectares (5500 acres) due north of Toulon which is set aside for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80 percent of Côtes de Provence's output is rosé. This is made predominantly from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut grape varieties plus the quintessentially Provencal red grape Tibouren. First established as a VDQS in 1951, the Côtes de Provence appellation originally covered 42 communes. It gradually grew over time until 1977, when it was granted full AOC status; today, the catchment area includes 84 communes. The vineyard area is divided into seven zones, six of which are divided by the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation and low coastal mountain ranges such as the Massif des Maures and the Massif de la Sainte-Baume which are too treacherous even for hardy grape vines.
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