The Winery Clos du Casot of Banyuls of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Clos du Casot - Connivence Banyuls Blanc
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 75 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Banyuls in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Clos du Casot is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clos du Casot wines

Looking for the best Winery Clos du Casot wines in Banyuls among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clos du Casot 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 Winery Clos du Casot wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Clos du Casot

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Clos du Casot

How Winery Clos du Casot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe), scallops in coral sauce or colombian lentils.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Clos du Casot.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Grenache Gris
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Banyuls

Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.

Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.

The top red wines of Winery Clos du Casot

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clos du Casot

How Winery Clos du Casot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, ham and cheese macaroni gratin or beef mironton.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Clos du Casot

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Clos du Casot. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Clos du Casot.

  • Grenache
  • Carignan

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Clos du Casot

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Clos du Casot

How Winery Clos du Casot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cannelloni with parma ham, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or hummus.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Clos du Casot

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5

The word of the wine: Body (having)

Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.

The top white wines of Winery Clos du Casot

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Clos du Casot

How Winery Clos du Casot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagna calabrese, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Clos du Casot

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Clos du Casot. is a .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Clos du Casot.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Grenache Gris

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Clos du Casot

Planning a wine route in the of Banyuls? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Clos du Casot.

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.

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The word of the wine: Body (having)

Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.