The Château de la Peyrade of Muscat de Frontignan of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château de la Peyrade
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Muscat de Frontignan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Château de la Peyrade is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Muscat de Frontignan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Peyrade wines

Looking for the best Château de la Peyrade wines in Muscat de Frontignan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de la Peyrade 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 de la Peyrade wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Château de la Peyrade

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de la Peyrade

How Château de la Peyrade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of lamb tagine with prunes or chocolate mousse.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château de la Peyrade.

  • Muscat Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Muscat de Frontignan

Muscat de Frontignan is an appellation for naturally Sweet wines from Frontignan-la Peyrade, a town on the Mediterranean coast in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. The wines are made only from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. It is also used in the other Muscats of Languedoc (Muscat de Lunel, Muscat de Mireval and Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois). It is considered the best member of the Muscat family.

Although technically a white variety, some strains are pinkish or red-brown. The Color of the berries can also vary from year to year on the same Vine. The pinkish-fleshed variant is known as Frontignac in Australia, although the California wine Grape Frontignan is actually a Burger, known as Monbadon in France. The area has about 800 hectares of vineyards.

The top pink wines of Château de la Peyrade

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Peyrade

How Château de la Peyrade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), lamb in spicy sauce or chicken with courgettes and curry.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de la Peyrade.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top natural sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Château de la Peyrade

How Château de la Peyrade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, grandma's cherry clafoutis or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Château de la Peyrade. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or peach and sometimes also flavors of orange, honey or earth.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscat de Frontignan

The word of the wine: Cooked wine

In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.

The top sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château de la Peyrade

How Château de la Peyrade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or homemade cookies.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château de la Peyrade.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscat de Frontignan

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 white wines of Château de la Peyrade

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de la Peyrade

How Château de la Peyrade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with boursin, quiche lorraine or potjevleesch.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de la Peyrade

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de la Peyrade.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Vermentino

The word of the wine: Fade

Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.

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