Château-Grillet - Blanc

Château-GrilletBlanc

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Blanc of Château-Grillet is a white wine from the region of Château-Grillet of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Blanc of the Château-Grillet is in the top 5 of wines of Château-Grillet.

Taste structure of the Blanc from the Château-Grillet

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Blanc of Château-Grillet in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, jasmine

Wine with spices taste

white pepper

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, straw

On the nose the Blanc of Château-Grillet in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of honey, hazelnut or melon.

Details and technical informations about Château-Grillet's Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Blanc - 2016
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Blanc - 2015
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Blanc - 2014
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Blanc - 2013
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Blanc - 2012
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Blanc - 2011
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Blanc - 2010
In the top 5 of of Château-Grillet wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Blanc from Château-Grillet are 2014, 2016, 2000, 2002 and 1997.

Informations about the Château-Grillet

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This winery is part of the Groupe Artemis.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Château-Grillet in the region of Rhone Valley

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

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 800 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Château-Grillet wines
In the top 500 of white wines
In the top 4500 wines of the world

The wine region of Château-Grillet

The wine region of Château-Grillet is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château-Grillet or the Château-Grillet produce mainly wines white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Château-Grillet are Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Château-Grillet often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of honey, hazelnut or melon.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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