The Château Rieu de L'Ormeau of Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Rieu de L'Ormeau - Lussac Saint-Émilion
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 60 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lussac-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Rieu de L'Ormeau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Rieu de L'Ormeau wines

Looking for the best Château Rieu de L'Ormeau wines in Lussac-Saint-Émilion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Rieu de L'Ormeau 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 Château Rieu de L'Ormeau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau

How Château Rieu de L'Ormeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, lamb chops with spanish sauce or roast wild boar with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau

On the nose the red wine of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Rieu de L'Ormeau.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Roques or the Domaine Gérard Depardieu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lussac-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, jam or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of violet, forest floor or aniseed.

In the mouth of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 288 estates and châteaux in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion, producing 425 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lussac-Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Rieu de L'Ormeau

Planning a wine route in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Rieu de L'Ormeau.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château Rieu de L'Ormeau and wines from the region

A silent story

Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...

Concern that wine prices may rise amid cost pressures

Inflation and higher costs have led to questions in the UK and US in recent weeks about how much the trade can absorb before wine prices increase. Despite a recent freeze on duty tax, the UK Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it is concerned wine prices may rise in 2022 due to myriad factors, including higher costs, inflation and supply chain issues. The trade body sent a letter to government signed by 49 UK wine and spirits businesses last month, warning that ‘rising cost ...

Behind LVMH’s Himalayan wine project: the villages of Ao Yun

It’s no easy task to establish a super-premium wine in an entirely new region, particularly when inviting potential retail partners or distributors to the vineyard involves journeying to a distant corner of the Himalayas in the outer reaches of the Yunnan province, southwestern China. For my journey, after four flights from Bordeaux to Shanghai, Chengdu then Shangri-La, it was a four-hour drive up through stunning mountain passes to the foothills (here, that means 2,200m above sea level) of the ...

The word of the wine: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.

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