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.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
wines from the region of Côtes du Lot go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of simple pork roast, salmon steaks with lemon and shallot sauce or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
