Discover the top 100 best wines of Saint-Chinian of Saint-Chinian as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Saint-Chinian and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Languedoc cru between Beziers and Saint-Pons, signature dual terroir. Fleshy Mediterranean reds with notes of black fruit (blackberry, black cherry), garrigue, pepper, liquorice and spice, firm tannins and a sun-drenched palate. Northern schists: fruitier, smokier profile. Southern clay-limestone: more structured wines.
Blends of Syrah (spice), Grenache (roundness), Mourvedre (density), old-vine Carignan (power). Fresh Cinsault roses, recent ample whites. ~3,300 ha.
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
wines from the region of Saint-Chinian go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), pasta with walnuts and treviso red salad or roast veal with milk and rosemary.
On the nose in the region of Saint-Chinian often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Saint-Chinian is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
