The Château Maucoil of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Château Maucoil
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Lavau.
It is ranked in the top 29 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Maucoil is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Maucoil wines

Looking for the best Château Maucoil wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Maucoil 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 Maucoil wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Maucoil

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Maucoil

How Château Maucoil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb fillet with monbazillac, stuffed artichoke or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Maucoil

On the nose the red wine of Château Maucoil. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or cheese and sometimes also flavors of fig, dark fruit or anise. In the mouth the red wine of Château Maucoil. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Maucoil

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.12/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Château Maucoil

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Maucoil

How Château Maucoil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish) or vincent's tuna mascarpone pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Maucoil

On the nose the white wine of Château Maucoil. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oaky or butter. In the mouth the white wine of Château Maucoil. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Maucoil

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Clairette
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Bourboulenc

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Maucoil

Planning a wine route in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Maucoil.

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 Maucoil and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitte ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Harmonious

Balance of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. This harmony is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.