Château Croix du Rival - Lussac-Saint-Émilion

Château Croix du RivalLussac-Saint-Émilion

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Château Croix du Rival is a red wine from the region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Lussac-Saint-Émilion of the Château Croix du Rival is in the top 10 of wines of Lussac-Saint-Émilion.

Taste structure of the Lussac-Saint-Émilion from the Château Croix du Rival

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Château Croix du Rival in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

On the nose the Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Château Croix du Rival in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Croix du Rival's Lussac-Saint-Émilion.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2016
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2015
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2014
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2013
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2012
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2011
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2010
In the top 10 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Lussac-Saint-Émilion from Château Croix du Rival are 2016, 2015, 2011, 2010 and 2012.

Informations about the Château Croix du Rival

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lussac-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Croix du Rival is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 15 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Pedicel

Small stalk.

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