The Winery Oucitan of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Oucitan
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 82 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Oucitan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Oucitan wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Oucitan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Oucitan

How Winery Oucitan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with dark beer, vegetarian lasagna or duck breast with black figs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Oucitan

On the nose the red wine of Winery Oucitan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or cheese and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Oucitan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Oucitan

  • 2014With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Síria
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Oucitan

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

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.

News about Winery Oucitan and wines from the region

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The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.