The Château Coujan of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Coujan
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Coujan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Coujan wines

Looking for the best Château Coujan wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Coujan wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Coujan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Coujan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Coujan

How Château Coujan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), vegetarian lasagna or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Coujan

On the nose the red wine of Château Coujan. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or cheese and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Coujan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Coujan

  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Coujan.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Cinsaut

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

The top white wines of Château Coujan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Coujan

How Château Coujan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, nanie's diced ham quiche or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Coujan

On the nose the white wine of Château Coujan. often reveals types of flavors of earth. In the mouth the white wine of Château Coujan. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Coujan

  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Coujan.

  • Rolle
  • Petit Manseng
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

The top pink wines of Château Coujan

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Coujan

How Château Coujan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or pan con tomate.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Coujan

On the nose the pink wine of Château Coujan. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or watermelon. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Coujan. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Coujan

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Coujan.

  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Lightning

Large capacity barrel.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc