The Winery Henri Desboeufs of Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Henri Desboeufs - Muscat De Rivesaltes Vin Doux Naturel
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.
It is ranked in the top 68 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Rivesaltes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Henri Desboeufs is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Henri Desboeufs wines

Looking for the best Winery Henri Desboeufs wines in Rivesaltes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Henri Desboeufs 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 Winery Henri Desboeufs wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Henri Desboeufs

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Henri Desboeufs

How Winery Henri Desboeufs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini or chocolate mug cake.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Henri Desboeufs.

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Discovering 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.

With their high levels of residual sugar (at least 100 g/l) and Alcohol (between 15 and 17% ABV), these wines are sweet and relatively viscous. Understandably, Rivesaltes wines are often confused with Muscat de Rivesaltes wines, which are similar in style and come from the same region. The main difference is that Muscat de Rivesaltes is made from Muscat Grapes, whereas Rivesaltes is made from Grenache in all three forms (Black, White and Grey). Rivesaltes wines are produced in several forms, which are Distinguished by their colours (the result of the grape varieties and the ageing processes used to make them).

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Discover the grape variety: Fuëlla nera

Fuella nera noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape especially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Fuella nera noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

News about Winery Henri Desboeufs and wines from the region

Top Roussillon wines: 15 to discover

The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...

Top Roussillon wines: 15 to discover

The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

The word of the wine: Nose

In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.