The Château de Rieux of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château de Rieux
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 162 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Rieux is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Rieux wines

Looking for the best Château de Rieux wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Rieux 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 Rieux wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de Rieux

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

How Château de Rieux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, capellini with prosciutto or normandy style escalope.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Rieux

On the nose the red wine of Château de Rieux. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Rieux. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Rieux

  • 2016With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc

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 pink wines of Château de Rieux

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

How Château de Rieux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of meat and goat pie, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or express beef samoussa.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Château de Rieux

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

How Château de Rieux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, pasta with tuna and cream or rib steak, tomato sauce, peppers..

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Rieux

On the nose the white wine of Château de Rieux. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, peach or apricot and sometimes also flavors of jasmine, honey or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Rieux. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Rieux

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Mouth

The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Rieux

Planning a wine route in the of Languedoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Rieux.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.