Château Sixtine - Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc

Château SixtineCuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc of Château Sixtine is a white wine from the region of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Marsanne, the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc from the Château Sixtine

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc of Château Sixtine in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc of Château Sixtine in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, pear or oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Sixtine's Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc.

Winemaker
Jean-Marc Diffonty
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc - 2018
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Blanc from Château Sixtine are 2016, 2018, 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 Côtes-du-Rhône 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 Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 65000 of of France wines
In the top 800 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
In the top 60000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.


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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The word of the wine: Girl

Equivalent of the Lyon pot with a capacity of 29 cl.

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