Château VillargeilRivesaltes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rivesaltes of Château Villargeil in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of honey, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes
Pairings that work perfectly with Rivesaltes
Original food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes
The Rivesaltes of Château Villargeil matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef strogonoff, soy and shrimp noodles or festive chinese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Château Villargeil's Rivesaltes.
Discover the grape variety: Vignoles
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rivesaltes from Château Villargeil are 1958, 1938
Informations about the Château Villargeil
The Château Villargeil is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes is an appellation for the historic Sweet wines of eastern Roussillon, in the DeepSouth of France. The natural sweet wines produced in this region have been revered since at least the 14th century. The technique used to make them is one of many techniques used for sweet wines. Unlike botrytized wines or ice wines, natural sweet wines are made by Mutage, a process that involves stopping the Fermentation of the must while a high level of natural sweetness remains.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures
Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.
