The Château des Rontets of Mâconnais of Burgundy

Château des Rontets
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 27 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Mâconnais in the region of Burgundy

The Château des Rontets is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Mâconnais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château des Rontets wines

Looking for the best Château des Rontets wines in Mâconnais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Rontets 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 des Rontets wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château des Rontets

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Rontets

How Château des Rontets wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, osso buco with mushrooms or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château des Rontets

On the nose the red wine of Château des Rontets. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, earth or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château des Rontets. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château des Rontets

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Mâconnais

Southern Burgundy between Tournus and Saint-Vérand, semi-continental climate with southern influences. Chardonnay signature as king white (~85%): round and sunny with notes of yellow apple, pear, candied citrus, white flowers, hazelnut butter and a limestone mineral touch — exceptional value. Pouilly-Fuissé at the peak (Premier Cru since 2020) with power and ageing, more taut Saint-Véran and Viré-Clessé, accessible Mâcon-Villages. Supple Gamay and fine Pinot Noir as complement.

The top white wines of Château des Rontets

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château des Rontets

How Château des Rontets wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, pasta or cured meat such as recipes of zucchini and goat cheese quiche, pasta with broccoli or basque chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château des Rontets

On the nose the white wine of Château des Rontets. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Château des Rontets. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château des Rontets

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château des Rontets.

  • Chardonnay

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.