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Muscat de Rivesaltes

Muscat de Rivesaltes wine guide: the appellation in France, its Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, the sweet white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
France
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Styles
sweet white
2
Signature grapes
4
Producers listed
8
Bottles to find

Muscat de Rivesaltes is an appellation in Roussillon, France.

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains leads the plantings, with Muscat of Alexandria alongside it.

Vines root into clay, limestone and sand.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as hills, riverside and terraces.

Sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows lemon and mango.

Producers worth knowing include Domaine Cazes, Domaine des Demoiselles, Gerard Bertrand and Vignerons de Baixas-Dom Brial.

Pour them alongside cheese, desserts, fruit tarts and spicy cuisine.

Serve chilled.

Soil
ClayLimestoneSand
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
HillsRiversideTerraces
Styles
sweet white

In the glass.

Sweet white: Lemon, Mango.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

01 Domaine Cazes
02 Domaine des Demoiselles
03 Gerard Bertrand
04 Vignerons de Baixas-Dom Brial

Bottles to look for.

  • Arnaud de Villeneuve Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Chateau de Corneilla Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc Roussillon, France
  • Chateau de Jau Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Chateau L'Esparrou Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Chateau Lauriga Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Chateau Les Pins Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Chateau Saint-Roch Muscat de Rivesaltes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Chateau Valmy Muscat de Rivesaltes L'Or, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

At the table.

  • cheese
  • desserts
  • fruit tarts
  • spicy cuisine

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Muscat de Rivesaltes: common questions

01.
What grapes is Muscat de Rivesaltes known for?
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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is the signature grape of Muscat de Rivesaltes. Muscat of Alexandria are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Muscat de Rivesaltes make?
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Muscat de Rivesaltes produces sweet white wine.
03.
Where is Muscat de Rivesaltes?
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Muscat de Rivesaltes is an appellation in France.
04.
What food goes with Muscat de Rivesaltes wine?
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Try cheese, desserts, fruit tarts and spicy cuisine.

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