Discover the top 100 best white wines of Rhone Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Rhone Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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.
Crisp, nervy dry whites with a pale golden colour, a taut palate and signature cutting acidity ("lip-stinger"), showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (hawthorn), green apple, Mediterranean herbs and saline marine notes. A perfect match with oysters and shellfish. The absolute star of Picpoul de Pinet AOC, Languedoc's great dry white. Indigenous French variety of the Languedoc, synonym of Piquepoul blanc.
white wines from the region of Rhone Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of croziflette, cod rougail or 4 cheese tart.
On the nose in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus. In the mouth in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
