Château Rivière le Haut RED
Appellation: AOC Coteaux du Languedoc
Varieties: Syrah (50%) for fruit and spices, Grenache (30%) for
roundness, Mourvèdre (20%) for structure.
Vinification:
Traditional fermentation with temperature control.
Long maceration for thirty days.
Nursing: Eighteen months in vat.
Alcohol content: 13,5% vol.
Tasting notes:
A deep red colour with black highlights.
The aroma evokes red fruit flavours such as
black-currant and also pepper and liquorice.
Full-bodied wine, with smooth and delicate
tannins endowed by a nice freshness.
Serving Suggestions:
Château Rivière le Haut red will flatter
all red meats and cold meat platters.
Also excellent with cheese.
Recommended serving temperature: around 16-18°C.
Packaging:
Elegant long necked heavy ‘patrimoine’ bordelaise bottle.
Label of the Château. Cardboard cases of 6 or 12 bottles.
Château Rivière le Haut WHITE
Appellation: AOC Coteaux du Languedoc
Varieties: Bourboulenc (50%) for freshness, Grenache (30%) giving
roundness and fruit, Roussanne and Marsanne (10% each) for complexity.
Vinification:
Pneumatic style pressing then juice is gravity-fed into vats.
Cleaned from bad lees and temperature-controlled fermentation.
Nursing:
Stirred on the fine lees in vats during six month
Naturally clarified by gravity. No fining.
Alcohol content: 13,5% vol.
Tasting notes:
Pale yellow colour with golden and greenish glints.
The aroma evokes white flowers, spices like anis and fennel,
and white fruits. Smooth, long and elegant wine endowed
by a nice freshness giving balance.
Serving Suggestions:
Château Rivière le Haut white will flatter
all fish and white meat dishes as well as fresh cheese.
Also excellent as an apéritif.
Recommended serving temperature: around 12-14°C.
Packaging:
Elegant long necked heavy ‘patrimoine’ bordelaise bottle.
Label of the Château. Cardboard cases of 6 or 12 bottles.