The ideal serving temperatures for wine
What temperature should champagne, red, white and rosé wines be served at?
Wine can take many years to mature. It is therefore worth taking some precautions when serving your wine.
The main thing to consider is the serving temperature. Wine is a combination of volatile substances, such as ethers, which give it its aromas. These substances evaporate at very specific temperatures, which should be observed.
A wine which is too cold will have no aroma, or very little. In a wine which is too warm, the alcohol will seem very pronounced, all the olfactory elements having then evaporated.
Each wine has its own specific serving temperature, which should be observed.
Some examples of standard temperatures for serving wine
French wines
Alsace
13°C
Bordeaux blanc liquoreux
10°C
Bordeaux blanc sec
8°C
Savoie
13°C
Vins de Loire Blanc Sec
13°C
Champagne
11°C
Provence Rosé
10°C
Beaujolais
10°C
Bordeaux rouge
17°C
Jura
18°C
Languedoc-Roussillon
6°C
Vins de Loire Rouge
14°C
Vins du Rhône
15°C
Vins du Sud Ouest Liquoreux
10°C
Vins du Sud Ouest Rouge
15°C
Australian wines
Cabernet sauvignon
17°C
Cabernet franc
16°C
Chardonnay
10°C