The Château Coutet of Barsac of Bordeaux

Château Coutet - Cuvée Madame Barsac
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Barsac in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Coutet is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Barsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Coutet wines

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

The top sweet wines of Château Coutet

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Coutet

How Château Coutet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or roast veal with blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Coutet

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Coutet. often reveals types of flavors of peach, straw or walnut and sometimes also flavors of golden raisin, lychee or mango. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Coutet. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Coutet

  • 1961With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1971With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1959With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Coutet.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle

Discovering the wine region of Barsac

The wine region of Barsac is located in the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Climens or the Château Nairac produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barsac are Muscadelle, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barsac often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, brown sugar or papaya and sometimes also flavors of toasted almonds, guava or jasmine.

In the mouth of Barsac is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness. We currently count 27 estates and châteaux in the of Barsac, producing 33 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

The top white wines of Château Coutet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Coutet

How Château Coutet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of andouillette with mustard sauce, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or chicken massala.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Coutet

On the nose the white wine of Château Coutet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château Coutet. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Coutet

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Coutet

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Coutet and wines from the region

Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac

Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...

Château Climens gets new majority owner after stake sale

Château Climens owner Lurton has sold a majority stake in the prestigious, Barsac-based estate to Jean-Hubert Moitry and his family, via the family’s Patrimonia Développement group, it was announced this week. It marks the Moitry family’s first investment in the wine sector, and represents a major deal in the Bordeaux wine world. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Nicknamed ‘Lord of Barsac’, Climens is one of the Premier Grand Cru Classé estates of Sauternes and Barsac listed in Bordeaux ...

Château Lafon-Rochet appoints Christophe Congé as MD

Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of  Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...

The word of the wine: Press (wine)

In red winemaking, wine made from the marcs by pressing after devatting. See goutte (wine of).

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