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Producer profile

Les Quatre Tours

Venelles cooperative producing Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence rosés and red wines from Trevaresse vineyards.

Place
Provence · France
Known for
Coteaux d'Aix rosé and red
Wine context
Cabernet Sauvignon · Grenache / Garnacha · Provence rosé · Syrah / Shiraz
Editorial basis
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Atlas locationProvence · France

At A Glance

Field
Detail
Base
Venelles, north of Aix-en-Provence
Appellation
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence
Model
39 associated winegrowers
Vineyard
Trevaresse slopes at 200 to 400 metres
Range
Rosé and red wines

The Producer

Les Quatre Tours is a cooperative wine producer based in Venelles, working with associated winegrowers on the Trevaresse slopes. Its certifications include Organic, NOP and HVE. The range spans rosé and red wines, and Domaine de Collavery is currently owned by Les Quatre Tours.

Place

The vineyards cover five villages north of Aix-en-Provence, with Venelles and Puyricard as the principal locations. The climate is continental, moderated by the Durance River and influenced by the Mediterranean. The vineyard is divided between 80% Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence PDO land and 20% Mediterranean and Bouches-du-Rhône PGI land, so the range includes both appellation wines and broader geographic indications.

Wines

The range covers two rosés and one red. Quatre Tours Aix-en-Provence Rosé 2025 combines Syrah, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Clairette, with a fresh taste of red berries, citrus and white peach.

Quatre Tours Aix-en-Provence Rouge 2022 combines Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ten percent has been aged in oak barrels, and the wine is balanced, with dark berries, spice, lightly toasted notes and soft tannins.

Domaine de Collavery 2025 is a rosé with Grenache as its principal grape and fermentation in steel tanks. It is berry driven and very fresh, showing raspberry, wild strawberry, fresh herbs, peach, rhubarb and blood grapefruit.

Final Word

Les Quatre Tours traces its beginning to 2 May 1924, when winegrowers from Venelles set up the Venelles Winegrowers' Cooperative.

Sources

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