Top 100 wines of Château-Grillet

Discover the top 100 best wines of Château-Grillet of Rhône septentrional as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Château-Grillet and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Château-Grillet

The wine region of Château-Grillet is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château-Grillet or the Château-Grillet produce mainly wines white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Château-Grillet are Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Château-Grillet often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of honey, hazelnut or melon.

In the mouth of Château-Grillet is a powerful. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Château-Grillet, producing 1 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Château-Grillet go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

News from the vineyard of Château-Grillet

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

Château Latour owner Artémis invests in Champagne Jacquesson

Artémis Domaines has taken a minority stake in the capital of Jacquesson in Champagne, the groups said in a statement this week. Financial details weren’t disclosed. The partnership marks a new departure for Artémis, owned by the Pinault family. Alongside Château Latour, the group’s portfolio already includes Eisele Vineyard estate in Napa Valley, Clos de Tart in Burgundy and Château-Grillet in the Rhône. Maison Jacquesson traces its history back to 1798 and has been owned by the Chiquet family ...

DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley

Matthew Horsley is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. Matthew Horsley Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society, having worked for them for over 9 years. After graduating university with a degree in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Matthew joined The Wine Society as a Christmas temp before joining the Tastings and Events Team where he spent three and a half years. He joined the Buying Department in 2017 and now buys the wines of England, Greece and Hungary for The So ...

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