The Château Rivière of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Rivière
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Rivière is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Rivière wines

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

The top red wines of Château Rivière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Rivière

How Château Rivière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), pasta and peppers or sauté of veal with the moulinex cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Rivière

On the nose the red wine of Château Rivière. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Rivière. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Rivière

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

The top pink wines of Château Rivière

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Rivière

How Château Rivière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of awara broth, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or beet hummus dip.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Rivière

On the nose the pink wine of Château Rivière. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Rivière

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Italia

Intraspecific cross between Bicane and Hamburg Muscat obtained in Italy in 1911 by Luigi and Alberto Pirovano of Vaprio d'Adda, entered in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Rivière

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

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.

News about Château Rivière and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The word of the wine: Game

A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.