The Château de Cointes of Malepère of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château de Cointes - Blanc de Jean
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Malepère in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Cointes is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Malepère to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Cointes wines

Looking for the best Château de Cointes wines in Malepère among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Cointes 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 de Cointes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château de Cointes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Cointes

How Château de Cointes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or italian gnocchi.

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

  • Grenache Gris

Discovering the wine region of Malepère

Malepere is an appellation of red and rosé wines from an area immediately Southwest of Carcassonne in the Languedoc-Rousillon wine region of southern France. The appellation was created as VDQS Côtes de la Malepere in January 1983 and was promoted to FullAOC status in 2007, under the simpler name Malepere. As with the stylistically similar Cabardes appellation (directly to the North), Malepere wines are made from an eclectic combination of Bordeaux and Languedoc grapes. Merlot is the most widely used, combined with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Grenache, Syrah and Cinsaut.

Malepere wines come from a Warm, DryMediterraneanClimate with a relatively mild winter. They are grown on clay and limestone Rich soils - similar to those of Blanquette de Limoux, located directly south. The environment here is not typical of the Languedoc (it is more like that of south-west France), as it is divided from the rest of the region by the hills of the CentralAude administrative area. This short chain of Pyrenean foothills reaches a height of 600 metres immediately east of Carcassonne, which creates a slightly different climate.

The top red wines of Château de Cointes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Cointes

How Château de Cointes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tanjia, chicken lasagna or veal with cream and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Cointes

On the nose the red wine of Château de Cointes. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Cointes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Cointes

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château de Cointes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Cointes

How Château de Cointes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with fresh salmon, zucchini quiche or bruschetta with mozzarella.

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

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Stabilization

All the treatments intended for the good conservation of wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Cointes

Planning a wine route in the of Malepère? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Cointes.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château de Cointes and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Stabilization

All the treatments intended for the good conservation of wines.