Château Rives-BlanquesVintage Rose
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Chenin blanc, the Mauzac and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.
The Vintage Rose of the Château Rives-Blanques is in the top 90 of wines of Limoux.
Food and wine pairings with Vintage Rose
Pairings that work perfectly with Vintage Rose
Original food and wine pairings with Vintage Rose
The Vintage Rose of Château Rives-Blanques matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of grenadins of veal with ceps, nanie's diced ham quiche or rabbit with leeks.
Details and technical informations about Château Rives-Blanques's Vintage Rose.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vintage Rose from Château Rives-Blanques are 2014
Informations about the Château Rives-Blanques
The Château Rives-Blanques is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Limoux
Languedoc AOC south of Carcassonne, cradle of French sparkling wine (ancestral method born in 1531, predating Champagne). Blanquette de Limoux from Mauzac (min. 90%) is the signature with notes of green apple, ripe pear, white flowers and a honeyed touch typical of the grape, tender palate. Finer Crémant de Limoux on Chardonnay and Chenin (citrus, brioche).
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
