The Château Croix du Rival of Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

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The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lussac-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Croix du Rival is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Croix du Rival wines

Looking for the best Château Croix du Rival wines in Lussac-Saint-Émilion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Croix du Rival 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 Croix du Rival wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Croix du Rival

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Croix du Rival

How Château Croix du Rival wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, lamb kebab or duck breast with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Croix du Rival

On the nose the red wine of Château Croix du Rival. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raspberry or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, microbio or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Croix du Rival. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Croix du Rival

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.81/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Croix du Rival.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Roques or the Domaine Gérard Depardieu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lussac-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, jam or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of violet, forest floor or aniseed.

In the mouth of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 288 estates and châteaux in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion, producing 425 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lussac-Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Croix du Rival

Planning a wine route in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Croix du Rival.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Croix du Rival and wines from the region

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion launches new ‘Elements’ collection

The ambitious project named ‘Elements’ sees the launch of 1,000 meticulously handcrafted wooden presentation boxes each containing a different number and format of the estate’s wines. Taking inspiration from the shape of the cellars, designed by Philippe Starck and Luc Arsène-Henry and completed in 2016, these unique showcases house either two double magnums, three magnums or six bottles that have been specially preserved in the estate’s cellars – a detail marked by a gol ...

US: Premium wine sales strong but challenges remain

Premium wine sales enjoyed a spike in the US last year, continuing a general trend towards higher-priced bottles, suggests data in the latest state of the industry report from Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) wine division. It reported a sales growth rate of 21% in 2021, based on figures from premium wineries in its database. That’s the biggest rise since 2007, it said, adding that the average case price among this group was $271 in 2021, up from $241 in 2020 and $262 in 2019. The increase was ...

The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.