The Winery Rigal of Cahors of South West

Winery Rigal
The winery offers 61 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the AdVini.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
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The Winery Rigal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rigal wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Rigal

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rigal

How Winery Rigal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pistou soup complete, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or chicken fillets with mustard and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rigal

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rigal. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, apricot or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of oak, microbio or dried apricot.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rigal

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Gros Manseng
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Colombard
  • Ugni blanc
  • Petit Manseng
  • Mauzac Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top red wines of Winery Rigal

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rigal

How Winery Rigal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of beef in white wine, wild boar stew provencal style or pizza with peppers and spicy chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rigal

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rigal. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, prune or microbio and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, chocolate or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rigal. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rigal

  • 2017With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tannat
  • Braucol

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

The top sweet wines of Winery Rigal

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Rigal

How Winery Rigal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Rigal

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Gros Manseng

The word of the wine: Generic

A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).

The top pink wines of Winery Rigal

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rigal

How Winery Rigal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, red wine fondue or asparagus and comté cake.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Rigal

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Braucol

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rigal

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

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

News about Winery Rigal and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Generic

A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).