The wine region of Côtes de Thau is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Costières de Pomerols or the Domaine VillaViva produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Thau are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Colombard, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Thau often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, pear or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky.
In the mouth of Côtes de Thau is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 44 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Thau, producing 121 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Thau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
wines from the region of Côtes de Thau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagne, zucchini quiche or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.
On the nose in the region of Côtes de Thau often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, green apple or lime. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Thau is a powerful with a nice freshness.
