Top 100 wines of Côtes du Lot - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of Côtes du Lot of Comté Tolosan as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Côtes du Lot and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Côtes du Lot

The wine region of Côtes du Lot is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Georges Vigouroux or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Lot are Malbec, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Lot often reveals types of flavors of peach, stone fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of citrus, strawberries or melon.

In the mouth of Côtes du Lot is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 76 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes du Lot, producing 215 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes du Lot go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Côtes du Lot

wines from the region of Côtes du Lot go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of chinese fondue, rib steak, tomato sauce, peppers. or mushrooms stuffed with tomme and rosemary.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Côtes du Lot

On the nose in the region of Côtes du Lot often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Côtes du Lot is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

News from the vineyard of Côtes du Lot

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