Top 100 pink wines of Rhone Valley - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Rhone Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Rhone Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Rhone Valley

France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).

Also Tavel rosé. 28 AOCs, ~70,000 ha.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Rhone Valley

pink wines from the region of Rhone Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta bolognese, colombian lentils or basque lasagne.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Rhone Valley

On the nose in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.