Winery RiveyracRivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel)
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel) of the Winery Riveyrac is in the top 10 of wines of Rivesaltes.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel) of Winery Riveyrac in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, vanilla or plum and sometimes also flavors of apricot, chocolate or caramel.
Food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel)
Pairings that work perfectly with Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel)
Original food and wine pairings with Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel)
The Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel) of Winery Riveyrac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), lamb tagine with honey and onions or express chicken skewers with spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Riveyrac's Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel).
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rivesaltes (Vin Doux Naturel) from Winery Riveyrac are 1960, 1965, 1975, 1970 and 1968.
Informations about the Winery Riveyrac
The Winery Riveyrac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes is an appellation for the historic Sweet wines of eastern Roussillon, in the DeepSouth of France. The natural sweet wines produced in this region have been revered since at least the 14th century. The technique used to make them is one of many techniques used for sweet wines. Unlike botrytized wines or ice wines, natural sweet wines are made by Mutage, a process that involves stopping the Fermentation of the must while a high level of natural sweetness remains.
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.
The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
