The Winery Le Coq Bleu of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley

Winery Le Coq Bleu - Côtes de Gascogne
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 516 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Le Coq Bleu is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Coq Bleu wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Coq Bleu wines in Côtes-du-Rhône among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Coq Bleu 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 Le Coq Bleu wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Coq Bleu

How Winery Le Coq Bleu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of coulibiac of salmon, violet omelette or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu

On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Coq Bleu. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or lemon and sometimes also flavors of pear, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Petit Manseng
  • Gros Manseng

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.

In the mouth of Côtes-du-Rhône is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1765 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes-du-Rhône, producing 4241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes-du-Rhône go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

The top red wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Coq Bleu

How Winery Le Coq Bleu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn leaves, express couscous in a pressure cooker or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Coq Bleu. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Coq Bleu.

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cariñena
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng

Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). 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-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Coq Bleu

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes-du-Rhône? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Coq Bleu.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

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The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.