The Château Rivière-Castillon of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Rivière-Castillon
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 568 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Rivière-Castillon is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Rivière-Castillon wines

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

The top red wines of Château Rivière-Castillon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Rivière-Castillon

How Château Rivière-Castillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, pasta with pistou or veal paupiettes with cider.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Rivière-Castillon

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Rivière-Castillon

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-Castillon.

Discover the grape variety: Christmas rose

Obtained in 1980 in the United States (California) by Harold P. Olmo and Albert T. Koyama by crossing S44-35c with 9117D. - Synonymy: no synonyms known to date (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).