The Winery Rhonéa of Vacqueyras of Rhone Valley

Winery Rhonéa
The winery offers 82 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Rhonéa.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Vacqueyras in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Rhonéa is one of the world's great estates. It offers 82 wines for sale in of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Rhonéa estate, located in Vacqueyras in the south of France, is the quintessential expression of the Provençal terroir. This vineyard property nestles in the heart of the Rhône Valley, where it draws its unique character from its exceptional location. The Rhonéa estate stretches over an area of over 1,000 hectares, a grandiose panorama of lush vineyards extending from the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail to the commune of Gigondas. These vineyards benefit from generous sunshine all year round and a rich and diverse soil, which allows for the production of a diverse and complex range of wines. As the supreme recognition for any French vineyard, the Rhonéa Estate is proud to have among its wines several Crus from the Côtes du Rhône: Vacqueyras, Gigondas, Beaumes de Venise, and Muscat de Beaumes de Venise. These prestigious appellations loudly and proudly bear the identity of an extraordinary terroir, while the wines are the symbol of a family cultural heritage perpetuated for generations. Traditional winemaking methods are favored at the Rhonéa Estate in order to best respect and reveal the aromas and complexity of the grape varieties. The vineyards are cultivated in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, thus ensuring the perpetuity of the estate and the quality of its wines. The wines of the Rhonéa estate are regularly rewarded for their exceptional quality. They are distinguished by their aromatic power, their gustatory richness, and their freshness. The Rhonéa Estate also produces a special cuvée, "Les Grands Montmirail", of rare depth and elegance, recognized as one of the great aging wines of the region.

Top Winery Rhonéa wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Rhonéa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rhonéa

How Winery Rhonéa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, mouse of lamb with thyme or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rhonéa

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rhonéa. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or earthy and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rhonéa. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rhonéa

  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rhonéa.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan
  • Garnacha

Discovering the wine region of Vacqueyras

The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.

In the mouth of Vacqueyras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 292 estates and châteaux in the of Vacqueyras, producing 569 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vacqueyras go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Rhonéa

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rhonéa

How Winery Rhonéa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of rabbit in white wine (casserole), salmon and parmesan quiche without pastry or raclette with 8 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rhonéa

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rhonéa. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rhonéa. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rhonéa

  • 0With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Bourboulenc
  • Clairette
  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Rhonéa

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rhonéa

How Winery Rhonéa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb collar with mustard or lomo saltado.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Rhonéa

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Rhonéa. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, watermelon. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Rhonéa. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Rhonéa

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.55/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Rhonéa.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Caladoc
  • Merlot
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Rhonéa

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Rhonéa

How Winery Rhonéa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of haddock with curry cream or express cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Rhonéa

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Rhonéa. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Rhonéa

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Rhonéa.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Rhonéa

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Rhonéa

How Winery Rhonéa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of thai green curry or real chocolate cake.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Rhonéa

  • N.V.With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Rhonéa.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Claret

Name given by the English to the red wine of Bordeaux.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rhonéa

Planning a wine route in the of Vacqueyras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rhonéa.

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

Discover other regions and appellation of Rhône méridional