The Château Talayrac of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Talayrac - Côtes du Roussillon
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the Vignerons Catalans.
It is ranked in the top 70 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Côtes du Roussillon in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Talayrac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Talayrac wines

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

The top red wines of Château Talayrac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Talayrac

How Château Talayrac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, pasta with crispy parma ham or paupiettes of veal.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Talayrac

In the mouth the red wine of Château Talayrac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Talayrac

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.29/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.97/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Côtes du Roussillon

Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.

This corresponds roughly to the Aspres nature park, an area that forms the transition between the lower Pyrenees and the coastal plain of Roussillon below. Only red wines can claim the title Les Aspres, and to obtain it, they must comply with slightly stricter production restrictions than those in force for standard Côtes du Roussillon wines. The typical Côtes du Roussillon red wine is based on the classic Languedoc-Roussillon and southern Rhone Valley Grape varieties, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, perhaps with some support from their less favoured and slightly rustic cousin, Carignan. Wines from older vineyards may even include a touch of Cinsaut and perhaps even the little known Lledoner Pelut (thought to be a mutation of Grenache Noir).

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Château Talayrac and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Barrel

Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).

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