Château Calissanne Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence blanc 2025
2*Étoiles
Hachette
“A lemony freshness, almost salty!”
Château Calissanne white exudes floral and citrus aromas. On the palate, it is both rich and zesty. The finish is beautiful and long, with a lemony freshness that’s almost briny—it’s sure to have you reaching for another glass!
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Eye
Light buttercup-yellow dress with green highlights
Nose
Intense, a blend of flowers and white-fleshed fruits
Palate
Round, fresh with citrus notes, perfectly balanced, with lovely aromatic finesse
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with fish and shellfish, as well as savory tarts (leek and salmon, tomato and goat cheese, etc.)...
Bettane & Desseauve
Winery rated 1*Star (A high-quality, recommended wine that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
Calissanne is located in Lançon-de-Provence. This vast Provençal estate spans 1,100 hectares, including 110 hectares of vineyards and 60 hectares of olive groves, forming a single, contiguous plot of land with a south-facing exposure. The terroir consists of brown, stony, well-drained soils over Urgonian limestone colluvium, ideally suited for growing grapes and olives. Planted on gently sloping hillsides across 25 plots, 11 grape varieties contribute to the production of Calissanne’s wines. Legend has it that the famous calissons of Aix—a sweet made from almond paste—take their name from a hillside in Calissanne that was once planted with almond trees.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2026) 2* Stars (Vintage 2024) (Remarkable wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Once a Celtic-Ligurian stronghold, La Calissanne was owned by the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages, by a parliamentarian from Aix in the 17th century, by a soap manufacturer in the 19th century, and finally, in 2001, by businessman Philippe Kessler, who passed away in 2008. Today, Sophie Kessler-Matière, his wife, manages this vast 1,200-hectare estate, which includes 60 hectares of olive groves and about 100 hectares of vineyards, spread across 25 plots of gently sloping, stony hillsides. This pillar of the Côteaux-d'Aix AOC, managed for twenty-five years by Jean Bonnet—who conducted an in-depth analysis of the vineyard’s planting policy and maintenance—is now led by Christophe Barraud.
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