The Château La Rayre of Bergerac of South West

Château La Rayre
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 61 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Bergerac in the region of South West

The Château La Rayre is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Rayre wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Rayre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Rayre

How Château La Rayre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, lamb shoulder confit or turkey cutlets with feta and cherry tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Rayre

On the nose the red wine of Château La Rayre. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Rayre

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Rayre.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Bergerac

The wine region of Bergerac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Tour des Gendres or the Vignoble des Verdots produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of non oak, yeast or black currant and sometimes also flavors of mint, pineapple or cream.

In the mouth of Bergerac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 518 estates and châteaux in the of Bergerac, producing 1004 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bergerac go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

The top pink wines of Château La Rayre

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château La Rayre

How Château La Rayre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, pork stew with bacon and cream or rabbit on the barbecue.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château La Rayre

  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château La Rayre.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Château La Rayre

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château La Rayre

How Château La Rayre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sea bream a la plancha, pageot or brownies with nuts.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château La Rayre.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.

The top sweet wines of Château La Rayre

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château La Rayre

How Château La Rayre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tuna sandwich, paella de marisco (seafood paella) or cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château La Rayre

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château La Rayre.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château La Rayre

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.