The Château de Rousse of Jurançon of South West

Château de Rousse - Cuvée Embrun Jurançon Sec
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 55 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Jurançon in the region of South West

The Château de Rousse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Jurançon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Rousse wines

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

The top white wines of Château de Rousse

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

How Château de Rousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Rousse

On the nose the white wine of Château de Rousse. often reveals types of flavors of honey, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Rousse

  • 2018With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Gros Manseng
  • Courbu Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Jurançon

The wine region of Jurançon is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Souch produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jurançon are Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Manseng, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jurançon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oil or quince and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, grass or salt.

In the mouth of Jurançon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 101 estates and châteaux in the of Jurançon, producing 400 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Jurançon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

The top sweet wines of Château de Rousse

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

How Château de Rousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • Courbu Blanc
  • Gros Manseng
  • Petit Manseng

Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng

Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Rousse

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

Discover the grape variety: Courbu blanc

Native variety of the Pyrenean vineyard that does not correspond to the white form of the courbu noir. It should not be confused with the petit courbu, published genetic analysis has shown that it is related to one or more varieties including the lercat and for more details click here! Courbu blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

News about Château de Rousse and wines from the region

Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux

The world of fine wine was saddened this weekend at the news of the passing of the widely loved wine authority Clive Coates MW. Few, if any, Masters of Wine exhibited the spontaneous generosity and amiable disposition that Clive Coates displayed throughout his long and illustrious career. His generosity with his time was remarkable given the breadth of his activities. Personally, I will always be grateful for his encouragement while I was preparing for the MW exam and again when publishing my fi ...

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

Fine wine demand slows as recession fears mount, says Liv-ex

Rampant inflation, the global fuel crisis, recession fears and fiscal tightening from central banks have caused equities and bonds to tank over the past few months. Fine wine has significantly outperformed global equities and most commodities, but market momentum has been ‘much more subdued’ in the second quarter of 2022, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. The Liv-ex 1000 – which tracks the performance of 1,000 leading fine wines – increased by 3.6% year-on-year in ster ...

The word of the wine: Wooded

A set of aromas brought about by ageing in barrels (usually oak). This can be pleasant when, in small doses, it brings a touch of spice, roast or vanilla to an already constructed ensemble. When the violent woodiness dominates the wine, it is quickly tiring. Easily identifiable aromatically, it is sought after (to the point of abuse) by the makers of coarse wines. New World manufacturers and, alas, some French winemakers use oak chips to impart the woody taste, which is tantamount to artificial flavoring.