Château Rieussec - Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes

Château RieussecCarmes de Rieussec Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes of Château Rieussec is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Muscadelle, the Sauvignon and the Sémillon.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
The Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes of the Château Rieussec is in the top 70 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes from the Château Rieussec

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes of Château Rieussec in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes of Château Rieussec in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dried apricot or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or oil.

Food and wine pairings with Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes

The Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes of Château Rieussec matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or potato soufflé with auvergne blue cheese.

Details and technical informations about Château Rieussec's Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2020
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2019
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2018
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2017
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2016
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2015
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes - 2014
In the top 70 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes from Château Rieussec are 2003, 2009, 2020, 2005 and 2007.

Informations about the Château Rieussec

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite).
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Rieussec is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sauternes

Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Load shedding

Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.

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