Chateau Cibon, Hommage a Marius, Cotes de Provence Rose, Cru Classe, 2017 Parellada and climate for each wine

and climate for each wine

and producing their first batch of La Rose no

peach and citrus fruit

Ruby-coloured in the glass

is just becoming mature

Chateau Cibon, Hommage a Marius, Cotes de Provence Rose, Cru Classe, 2017 Parellada and climate for each wineWhat makes this wine so special it is made from the Tibouren grape. This rare variety is an intensely aromatic black grape with a thin skin, which is notoriously difficult to grow. Tibouren had been in drastic decline since the phylloxera blight. An ancient Mediterranean variety reputedly favoured by Julius Caesar, it was transported over the Alps by Napoleons troops. The estates 15 hectares of vineyards are just 800 meters from the coast and are