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.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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 simple chinese noodle soup, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or basque chicken with chorizo.
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.
