The Château Rochebelle of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

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The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 66 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Rochebelle is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Rochebelle wines

Looking for the best Château Rochebelle wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Rochebelle 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 Rochebelle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Rochebelle

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Rochebelle

How Château Rochebelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without pastry, gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa) or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Rochebelle

In the mouth the pink wine of Château Rochebelle. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Rochebelle.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Rochebelle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Rochebelle

How Château Rochebelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or duck breast with peaches and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Rochebelle

On the nose the red wine of Château Rochebelle. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or black currant. In the mouth the red wine of Château Rochebelle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Rochebelle

  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Rochebelle.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Rochebelle

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Rochebelle.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Rochebelle and wines from the region

St-Emilion council defends classification after Angélus withdrawal

Château Angélus’ announcement that it is withdrawing from the process to create the 2022 St-Emilion Classification has sent shockwaves through the region and raised questions about the ranking’s future form.  With Châteaux Ausone and Cheval Blanc having announced their withdrawal last year, three of the top-ranking ‘Premier Grand Cru Classé A’ estates from the last edition of the St-Emilion Classification in 2012 will not be candidates for the revised ranking, due this ye ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Flower

Wine disease resulting in a whitish haze and a vented taste.