The Winery Consolation of Côtes Catalanes of Pays d'Oc

Winery Consolation
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Pays d'Oc.
It is located in Côtes Catalanes in the region of Pays d'Oc

The Winery Consolation is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Côtes Catalanes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Consolation wines

Looking for the best Winery Consolation wines in Côtes Catalanes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Consolation 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 Consolation wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Consolation

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Consolation

How Winery Consolation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of grilled sardine fillets, shrimp in hot sauce from cathylou or clopinettes in field dresses.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Consolation

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Consolation. often reveals types of flavors of prune, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Consolation

  • 1985With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1996With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Consolation.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Macabeo
  • Muscat Noir
  • Grenache Gris
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Côtes Catalanes

The wine region of Côtes Catalanes is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de l'Ou or the Domaine Department 66 produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes Catalanes are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes Catalanes often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pink grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, nectarine or wax.

In the mouth of Côtes Catalanes is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes Catalanes, producing 1005 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes Catalanes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Consolation

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Consolation

How Winery Consolation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef bobotie or franc-comtois cake.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Consolation.

  • Grenache

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 red wines of Winery Consolation

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Consolation

How Winery Consolation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, pasta with 4 cheese sauce or shoulder of lamb boulangère.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Consolation

On the nose the red wine of Winery Consolation. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Consolation. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Consolation

  • 2017With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Consolation.

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Vitis vinifera

The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.

The top white wines of Winery Consolation

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Consolation

How Winery Consolation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with avocado, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or thai rice, asian style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Consolation

On the nose the white wine of Winery Consolation. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Consolation. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Consolation

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Consolation.

  • Roussanne
  • Macabeo
  • Marsanne
  • Vermentino

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 Consolation

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Consolation

How Winery Consolation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese, zucchini quiche or emulsion of foie gras with pata negra.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Consolation

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Consolation.

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Pinot meunier

Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Consolation

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes Catalanes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Consolation.

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.