The Château Rousselle of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Château Rousselle
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Rousselle is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Rousselle wines

Looking for the best Château Rousselle wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Rousselle 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 Rousselle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Rousselle

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Rousselle

How Château Rousselle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, garbure with duck confit or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Rousselle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Rousselle

How Château Rousselle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, veal saltimbocca or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Rousselle

On the nose the red wine of Château Rousselle. often reveals types of flavors of blueberry, cocoa or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, baking spice or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Rousselle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Rousselle

  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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 Rousselle

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Rousselle.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Rousselle and wines from the region

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The word of the wine: Trading

Term used to designate the wine trade and related professions. Sometimes used in contrast to viticulture.