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.
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
wines from the region of Saint-Chinian go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of baked marrow bones, saffron pasta with prawns or braised veal heart with carrots.
On the nose in the region of Saint-Chinian often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, citrus or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Saint-Chinian is a powerful with a nice freshness.
