Winery Bernard & Nicolas GaraytLa Croix Saint Joseph
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the La Croix Saint Joseph from the Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Croix Saint Joseph of Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Croix Saint Joseph
Pairings that work perfectly with La Croix Saint Joseph
Original food and wine pairings with La Croix Saint Joseph
The La Croix Saint Joseph of Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, lamb confit with new potatoes or duck stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt's La Croix Saint Joseph.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Croix Saint Joseph from Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt are 2014, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt
The Winery Bernard & Nicolas Garayt is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Saint-Joseph to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Joseph
The wine region of Saint-Joseph is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yves Gangloff or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Joseph are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
