The best wines of Saint-Péray

Discover the best wines of Saint-Péray of Rhone Valley as well as the best winemakers of Saint-Péray and estates of Saint-Péray to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Saint-Péray and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Saint-Péray by region

Looking for a good wine of Saint-Péray of Rhone Valley among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Saint-Péray. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Saint-Péray with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Saint-Péray

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Want to buy a red wine of Saint-Péray cheap or sell a red wine of Saint-Péray at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Saint-Péray

Red wines from the region of Saint-Péray go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, braised lamb with peppers or rabbit fillet with mustard.

The best vintages in red wine of Saint-Péray

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Saint-Péray

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Alexander

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Saint-Péray

A wine route planned in the region of Saint-Péray? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Saint-Péray.

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Péray

The wine region of Saint-Péray is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alain Voge or the Domaine Alain Voge produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Péray are Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Péray often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon zest or cheese and sometimes also flavors of butterscotch, dried fruit or orange peel.

In the mouth of Saint-Péray is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 50 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Péray, producing 97 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Péray go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

Great white wines of Saint-Péray

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Saint-Péray

White wines from the region of Saint-Péray go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of english tuna croque-monsieur, thai shrimp sauce or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Saint-Péray

On the nose the white wine of the region of Saint-Péray. often reveals types of flavors of cream, flint or nutty and sometimes also flavors of melon, nectarine or toasty. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Saint-Péray. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Saint-Péray

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Saint-Péray

  • Marsanne
  • Roussanne

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Saint-Péray

A wine route planned in the region of Saint-Péray? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Saint-Péray.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Great sparkling wines of Saint-Péray

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Saint-Péray

Sparkling wines from the region of Saint-Péray go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, cuttlefish rust from my grandmother in sète or fillet of venison.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Saint-Péray

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Saint-Péray. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, butter or yeast and sometimes also flavors of honey, nutty or almonds.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Saint-Péray

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Saint-Péray

  • Marsanne
  • Roussanne
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Game

A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.

News from the vineyard of Saint-Péray

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