Vineyards and Wine Tasting

Cotes de Malepere Great Wines Welcome you to the Malepere Region

Maneque is the ideal place to stay whilst venturing out on your wine tasting discovery tours. You can explore the trails on your own in your own time whilst based at Maneque or you can join our organised tours. For information click here

Gastronomy wines, festivals, sport, country walks are but some of the activities which Malepere seems to have predestined.

The Cotes de Malepere Great Wines combine suppleness and power, the flavours of red fruit and spices, the sweetness of vanilla, in a festival of aromas. They blend perfectly with the Languedoc cuisine specialities and especially with the famous Cassoulet de Castelnaudary.

Wine Trail 1. From Carcassonne to Fanjeaux via Montreal and Carcassses

Tucked between the medieval city of Carcassonne and Fanjeaux which witnessed the birth of the doctrine of Saint Dominic and his order, visit the Cathar township of Montreal. Explore the Cotes de Malepere vineyards and its wine-tasting cellars.

Points of interest along the route:

- XIIth century presbytery and the Sully elm in Villesequelande
- Gothic church in Arzens, also shops, restaurants and country walks.
- XIVth century collegiate church in Montreal, as well as shops, restaurants, and country walks
- Monastery in Prouilhe
- Sanctuaries in Fanjeaux

Wine Tasting:

1. Cave La Voie Romaine Villesequelande (near Canal du Midi)
2. Cave La Malepere at Arzens (proud of its innovative installations)
3. Domaine La Fort at Montreal with its fortified Tower

Wine Trail 2. From Castelnaudary to Limoux via Fanjeaux and Razes

From the world capital of Cassoulet to the capital of Blanquette, visit the Dominican sanctuaries in Fanjeaux and Prouilhe, whilst passing through Razes and the Cotes de Malepere vineyards.

Points of interest along the route:

- Charming circular villages:
Lasserre de Prouilhe, Cailhavel, Cailhau, Alaigne
- Fortified churches and wall bell-towers
- Routier, Lauraguel, Mazerolles

Wine Tasting:

1. Chateau de Robert in Villesisle with its Graves vineyard
2. XVIth century Chateau de Routier with its exhibition of old equipment
3. Cave du Razes in Routier (D623), one of the largest in Europe

Wine Trail 3. From Carcassonne to Limoux via the Malepere area

The open spaces tour. From the City defended by Dame Carcas, to the capital of the Aude carnival, use the Massif roads, a wild and picturesque
detour, the meeting point of different landscapes.

Point of interest on your route:

Villarzel and its XVIth century Castle

Good eating places:
Fixed price menu
Domaine de Granet, Villarzel
Domaine des Tourtines, Villarzel

Wine Tasting:

1. Chateau de Cointes in Lavalette Roullens (D211). The proprietor welcomes visitors
2. Domaine de Matibat in St. Martin de Villerglan with its hillside vineyards
3. Chateau Malvies-Guilhem, access from the Chateau de Malvies
4. Domaine La Louviere in Malvies, with its modern installation