The wine region of Côtes Catalanes is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de l'Ou or the Domaine Department 66 produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes Catalanes are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes Catalanes often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pink grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, nectarine or wax.
In the mouth of Côtes Catalanes is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes Catalanes, producing 1005 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes Catalanes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
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 Catalanes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, rack of lamb in a salt crust or seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou.
On the nose in the region of Côtes Catalanes often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Côtes Catalanes is a powerful with a nice freshness.
