Château Rives-BlanquesChardonnay - Chenin Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Chenin blanc.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
The Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc of the Château Rives-Blanques is in the top 60 of wines of Limoux.
Taste structure of the Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc from the Château Rives-Blanques
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc of Château Rives-Blanques in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc of Château Rives-Blanques in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or minerality and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc
The Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc of Château Rives-Blanques matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp, zucchini quiche or leek and fresh salmon tart.
Details and technical informations about Château Rives-Blanques's Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc from Château Rives-Blanques are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2012 and 2015.
Informations about the Château Rives-Blanques
The Château Rives-Blanques is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Limoux
Limoux is a relatively New appellation (created in 2003) in the eastern Part of the Aude region of Southern France, which applies to both red and white wines. The vineyards extend around the town that gave it its name, in the foothills of the Pyrenees east of the Languedoc-Roussillon/corbieres">Corbières and south of Carcassonne. Historically, this region is best known for its Sparkling wines, which are produced and sold under the appellations of Blanquette de Limoux and Crémant de Limoux. The vineyards here are higher and cooler than those of any other appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon, and also further away from the moderating temperature influences of the Mediterranean.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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The word of the wine: Gravelle
Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.
