Château Sixtine - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

Château SixtineChâteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc of Château Sixtine is a white wine from the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc from the Château Sixtine

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc of Château Sixtine in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc of Château Sixtine in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of lemon, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château Sixtine's Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc.

Winemaker
Jean-Marc Diffonty
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc from Château Sixtine are 2015, 2016, 2017

Informations about the Château Sixtine

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Sixtine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 700 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 40000 of white wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.

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