The Château Dona Baissas of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Dona Baissas - Clos du Haut Réserve Les Hautes Terres
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1219 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Dona Baissas is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Dona Baissas wines

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

The top red wines of Château Dona Baissas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Dona Baissas

How Château Dona Baissas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of chinese noodles with beef, pasta with shrimp or roast veal orloff with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Dona Baissas

On the nose the red wine of Château Dona Baissas. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, fig or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, cigar box or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Dona Baissas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Dona Baissas

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.68/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top sweet wines of Château Dona Baissas

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Dona Baissas

How Château Dona Baissas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or veal paupiettes à la bourguignonne.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Dona Baissas

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Dona Baissas. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, orange or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Dona Baissas. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Dona Baissas

  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Macabeo
  • 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 pink wines of Château Dona Baissas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Dona Baissas

How Château Dona Baissas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or tuna rillettes.

The word of the wine: Licking

Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.

The top natural sweet wines of Château Dona Baissas

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Château Dona Baissas

How Château Dona Baissas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken with courgettes and curry or homemade cookies.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Château Dona Baissas.

  • Muscat Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Dona Baissas

Planning a wine route in the of Languedoc-Roussillon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Dona Baissas.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Licking

Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.