Château Soleil - Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion

Château SoleilCroix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Château Soleil is a red wine from the region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion of the Château Soleil is in the top 30 of wines of Lussac-Saint-Émilion.

Taste structure of the Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion from the Château Soleil

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Château Soleil in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak

On the nose the Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Château Soleil in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Soleil's Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2009
In the top 30 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2008
In the top 30 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion - 2007
In the top 30 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Croix du Rival Lussac-Saint-Émilion from Château Soleil are 2009, 2008, 2007

Informations about the Château Soleil

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lussac-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Soleil is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 30000 of of France wines
In the top 35 of of Lussac-Saint-Émilion wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Roques or the Domaine Gérard Depardieu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lussac-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, jam or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of violet, forest floor or aniseed.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)

Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.

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