The Winery La Cotte of Franschhoek of Western Cape

Winery La Cotte
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 2.9.
This estate is part of the DGB (Douglas Green Bellingham).
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Franschhoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery La Cotte is one of the best wineries to follow in Franschhoek.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Cotte wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Cotte

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Cotte

How Winery La Cotte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of auvergne potée or ham and cheese omelette.

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

  • Pinotage
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Franschhoek

The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.

In the mouth of Franschhoek is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 78 estates and châteaux in the of Franschhoek, producing 472 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Franschhoek go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Cotte

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

News about Winery La Cotte and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Biodynamics

Biodynamic farming method initiated by Rudolf Steiner which forbids all chemical treatments based on synthetic products. Biodynamics is based on the interaction between the movements of the planets and the development of plants and uses preparations based on organic and mineral materials.