The Château Riou de Thaillas of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Riou de Thaillas
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Dubech.
It is ranked in the top 904 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Riou de Thaillas is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Riou de Thaillas wines

Looking for the best Château Riou de Thaillas wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Riou de Thaillas 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 Riou de Thaillas wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Riou de Thaillas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Riou de Thaillas

How Château Riou de Thaillas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Riou de Thaillas

On the nose the red wine of Château Riou de Thaillas. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Riou de Thaillas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Riou de Thaillas

  • 1999With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Riou de Thaillas.

  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Riou de Thaillas and wines from the region

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Rethinking the wine bottle for the future

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The word of the wine: Acidity

When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.