The Château Sixtine of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Château Sixtine
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 102 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Sixtine is one of the best wineries to follow in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Sixtine wines

Looking for the best Château Sixtine wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Sixtine 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 Sixtine wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Sixtine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Sixtine

How Château Sixtine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of beef with cider, pasta gratin with mortau sausage or mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Sixtine

On the nose the red wine of Château Sixtine. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dried fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, anise or boysenberries. In the mouth the red wine of Château Sixtine. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Sixtine

  • 1999With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.01/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Château Sixtine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Sixtine

How Château Sixtine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of bare-assed cockerel (ardennes), smoked salmon burger - chive cream or 4 cheese tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Sixtine

On the nose the white wine of Château Sixtine. often reveals types of flavors of lemon, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Sixtine. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Sixtine

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Sixtine

Planning a wine route in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Sixtine.

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 Sixtine and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitte ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Igé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Clone

A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.