Château l'EsparrouRivesaltes Ambré
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes Ambré
Pairings that work perfectly with Rivesaltes Ambré
Original food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes Ambré
The Rivesaltes Ambré of Château l'Esparrou matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti neapolitan style, carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe... or spanish omelette.
Details and technical informations about Château l'Esparrou's Rivesaltes Ambré.
Discover the grape variety: Blancard
Originally from the southwestern Atlantic region of France, Blancard has long been cultivated in the Gers, Landes, Eastern Pyrenees and the High Pyrenees. Blancard is practically no longer present in the vineyards and is therefore in danger of disappearing.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rivesaltes Ambré from Château l'Esparrou are 2009
Informations about the Château l'Esparrou
The Château l'Esparrou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 38 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: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
