The Château Roumieu of Sauternes of Bordeaux

Château Roumieu
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 85 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Roumieu is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Roumieu wines

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

The top white wines of Château Roumieu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Roumieu

How Château Roumieu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of homemade burger, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or ham croquette with purée.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Sauternes

Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.

Chateau d'Yquem premier cru superieur.

The top sweet wines of Château Roumieu

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Roumieu

How Château Roumieu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or veal grenadins with pears and roquefort sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Roumieu

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Roumieu. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, citrus or apples. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Roumieu. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Roumieu

  • 1996With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

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Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

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