The best wines of Côte-Rôtie

Discover the best wines of Côte-Rôtie of Rhone Valley as well as the best winemakers of Côte-Rôtie and estates of Côte-Rôtie to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Côte-Rôtie and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Côte-Rôtie by region

Looking for a good wine of Côte-Rôtie of Rhone Valley among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Côte-Rôtie. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Côte-Rôtie with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Côte-Rôtie

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Côte-Rôtie

Red wines from the region of Côte-Rôtie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, shoulder of lamb with a spoon or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Côte-Rôtie

On the nose the red wine of the region of Côte-Rôtie. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, iron or smoked meats and sometimes also flavors of vanilla bean, black raspberry or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Côte-Rôtie. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Côte-Rôtie

  • 1978With an average score of 4.84/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.77/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.74/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.71/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.69/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Côte-Rôtie

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Côte-Rôtie

A wine route planned in the region of Côte-Rôtie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Côte-Rôtie.

Discovering the wine region of Côte-Rôtie

The wine region of Côte-Rôtie is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine E. Guigal or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red, white and sweet.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côte-Rôtie are Viognier, Mourvèdre and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côte-Rôtie often reveals types of flavors of cream, sour cherry or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, red cherry or cranberry. In the mouth of Côte-Rôtie is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 172 estates and châteaux in the of Côte-Rôtie, producing 373 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Côte-Rôtie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Côte-Rôtie

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Côte-Rôtie

White wines from the region of Côte-Rôtie go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of north welsch, baked cod portuguese style or crumble with pumpkin, walnut and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Côte-Rôtie

On the nose the white wine of the region of Côte-Rôtie. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in white wine of Côte-Rôtie

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Côte-Rôtie

A wine route planned in the region of Côte-Rôtie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Côte-Rôtie.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Great sweet wines of Côte-Rôtie

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Côte-Rôtie

Sweet wines from the region of Côte-Rôtie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef casserole, rack of lamb in a salt crust or old-fashioned venison stew.

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Côte-Rôtie

  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Côte-Rôtie

A wine route planned in the region of Côte-Rôtie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Côte-Rôtie.

The word of the wine: Frank

Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.

News from the vineyard of Côte-Rôtie

Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...

Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...

Northern Rhône 2020: full report and top-scoring wines

Northern Rhône 2020 overall rating: 4.5/5 A reliably fresh, balanced and approachable vintage – a return to classicism after a series of powerful years. Excellent white wines. Northern Rhône 2020 red wine of the vintage: Domaine Rostaing, La Côte Brune, Côte-Rôtie  2020 Northern Rhône 2020 white wine of the vintage: Domaine JL Chave, Hermitage 2020 The main features of the year were drought, heat and a very early harvest. Thankfully there were heavy rains in October, November and December 2019 w ...

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