The Château de Rey of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château de Rey
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 306 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Rey is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Rey wines

Looking for the best Château de Rey wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Rey wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Rey wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Château de Rey

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Château de Rey

How Château de Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, blue cheese or aperitif such as recipes of asparagus with ham au gratin, pears in syrup and roquefort pie or sardinade.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Château de Rey.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top red wines of Château de Rey

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Rey

How Château de Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, pasta with porcini mushrooms or lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Rey

In the mouth the red wine of Château de Rey. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Rey

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Rey.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top sweet wines of Château de Rey

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château de Rey

How Château de Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, aumonière with st nectaire cheese or scallops with cream.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château de Rey.

  • Grenache
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.

The top white wines of Château de Rey

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Rey

How Château de Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta carbonara, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Rey

On the nose the white wine of Château de Rey. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Rey. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Rey

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Rey.

  • Macabeo
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

The top pink wines of Château de Rey

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Rey

How Château de Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of italian pasta salad, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chorizo rillettes.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de Rey.

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Vegetative cycle

All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.

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Discover the grape variety: Macabeo