Château RiffaudCôtes de Montravel
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Montravel
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Montravel
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Montravel
The Côtes de Montravel of Château Riffaud matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of korean bibimbap, lamb tagine with dried fruits or soft and inexpensive pasta gratin.
Details and technical informations about Château Riffaud's Côtes de Montravel.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes de Montravel from Château Riffaud are 0
Informations about the Château Riffaud
The Château Riffaud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Montravel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Montravel
The wine region of Côtes de Montravel is located in the region of Montravel of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Chateau Moulin Caresse or the Chateau Moulin Caresse produce mainly wines white, sweet and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Montravel are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Montravel often reveals types of flavors of pear, tree fruit.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Thinning out
Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.
