Château Paradis Coteaux d’Aix en Provence

Producer Profile

The vines of Château Paradis date from -600 JC. Thiéblin family owns the property from 2011. a year after purchasing  Château Paradis, they decided to reorganize the vineyard and acquired further fifty hectares of additional vines in PDO, initially belonging to the Château de Fonscolombe.

The appellation Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence is one of the three western Provence appellations. The characteristics of the  of Aix-en-Provence, the slopes mountains are excellent to produce high quality rose wine with an annual sunshine exposure of 2,900 hours and a Mediterranean climate influenced by the Mistral, creating the perfect condition fro the grapes to ripe and developing balanced level of sugar, acidity and pH.

WINEMAKING PROCESS

This wine is good representation of its terroir. It is made from grapes  selected from the most beautiful parcels from Paradis vineyards. All vineyards are located on the limestone soils which give this wine its beautiful characteristics profile, intense aromas and complexity, with long finish and mineral notes.

WINEMAKING PROCESS

In order to preserve the aromatic intensity of the grapes, the harvest is completed during the coolest hours of the night. The juicy are obtained after direct pressing. Each grape variety from each parcel are pressed and fermented separately. After alcoholic fermentation, the wines are tasted and blended for a first bottling in early December.

This is wines has achieved a score of 89 points wine advocate out of 100.

This Rose wine has also scored 92 points out of 100 wine enthusiast. second best rose out of top ten rosé wines.

TASTING NOTES

This Rosé is elegant and juicy. intense and complex. Aromas of red fruit, followed by peach notes. Robust on the palate with generous red fruits and a nice softness. It strikes a fine balance between rich and ethereal.