Winery Le PortaletRasteau

Red wine of Rasteau of Rhone Valley of France

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Rasteau of Winery Le Portalet is a red wine from the region of Rasteau of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Rasteau of the Winery Le Portalet is in the top 40 of wines of Rasteau.

Taste structure of the Rasteau from the Winery Le Portalet

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Rasteau of Winery Le Portalet in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Rasteau

Pairings that work perfectly with Rasteau

Original food and wine pairings with Rasteau

The Rasteau of Winery Le Portalet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, roast lamb with thyme or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Details and technical informations about Winery Le Portalet's Rasteau.

Winery

Winery Le Portalet

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: La Crescent

A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Rasteau - 2012

In the top 40 of of Rasteau wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Rasteau from Winery Le Portalet are 2012

Informations about the Winery Le Portalet

The winery offers 1 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rasteau in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Le Portalet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Rasteau to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of France wines

In the top 45 of of Rasteau wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rasteau

The wine region of Rasteau is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gourt de Mautens or the Ortas - Cave de Rasteau produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rasteau are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rasteau often reveals types of flavors of cream, forest floor or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, eucalyptus or peach.

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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