The Winery Grandes Costes of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Grandes Costes
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 332 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Grandes Costes is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Domaine des Grandes Costes is a 10-hectare vineyard located on the Mounts of Galicia between Carcassonne and Narbonne in the Aude department of Languedoc-Roussillon. The estate is divided between non-irrigated vines, irrigated vineyards, orchards and olive groves. The presence of a wadi on the estate provides sufficient water resources for irrigation and crop sustenance. This region produces AOP Carcassonne and Côtes de Thau wines. The lineage of vineyards in this estate dates back over 50 years. Grapes from these vines are manually harvested and sorted on site to offer exceptional quality wines. The estate features rows of trees that provide a natural shelter for crops against weather conditions. The yields are low and the grapes are loaded with polyphenols, aromatics, and tannins. The goal of the team is to produce quality wines that reflect the landscape and character of this beautiful wine region. The terroir consists of marls, sands, with mixtures of both to offer excellent drainage and an adequate amount of mineral salts. The main grape varieties grown on this estate include Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre. It produces red, rosé and white wines, as well as traditional method wines. The Domaine Grandes Costes offers rich and varied experiences to its visitors. It organizes walks through the vineyards, guided tastings of wines and regional products. It also offers a wide product catalogue and hosts lectures and seminars about the history, production, and craftsmanship of local wines. The estate takes pride in offering a variety of products to its visitors, and sharing them with the world.

Top Winery Grandes Costes wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Grandes Costes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Grandes Costes

How Winery Grandes Costes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, pasta gratin with courgettes and ham or stuffed red mullet ballotines.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Grandes Costes

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Grandes Costes

  • 2019With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.

Iodised Picpoul whites, floral Muscat de Rivesaltes. ~25% of the French vineyard across 4 departments.

The top white wines of Winery Grandes Costes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Grandes Costes

How Winery Grandes Costes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, salmon in bellevue or lasagna of the sea with zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Grandes Costes

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Grandes Costes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Grandes Costes

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Rolle

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.

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Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.

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