The Château Saint-Cels of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Saint-Cels
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Les Vignobles Foncalieu.
It is ranked in the top 73 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Saint-Cels is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Saint-Cels wines

Looking for the best Château Saint-Cels wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Saint-Cels wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Saint-Cels wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Saint-Cels

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Saint-Cels

How Château Saint-Cels wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, salmon lasagna or chicken supreme with morels.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Saint-Cels

In the mouth the red wine of Château Saint-Cels. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Saint-Cels

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Saint-Cels.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

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.

The top white wines of Château Saint-Cels

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Saint-Cels

How Château Saint-Cels wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with chicken, peppers and mushrooms, magic cake cheese quiche or senegalese rice.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Saint-Cels.

  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with aromas of ripe pear, white peach, white flowers, fennel, anise notes and fresh almond. Fine length. Cornerstone of the great whites of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Côtes-du-Rhône whites, Languedoc, Roussillon (Côtes du Roussillon AOC) and Catalonia (Terra Alta DO, Priorat DOQ). White-skinned mutation of Grenache Noir, autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top pink wines of Château Saint-Cels

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Saint-Cels

How Château Saint-Cels wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of special' tagliatelle carbonara, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or boquerones anchovies in vinegar.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Saint-Cels.

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Saint-Cels

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Chinian? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Saint-Cels.

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.