Top 100 pink wines of Rhone Valley - Page 3

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: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

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 pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of pork chops with mustard, garlic shrimp or chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Rhone Valley

On the nose in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, melon or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or peach. In the mouth in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.