The Chateau Saint Jean is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Chateau Saint Jean wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Saint Jean 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 Chateau Saint Jean wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Chateau Saint Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of hungarian goulash, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
5°C.
How Chateau Saint Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of home-made white pudding, french toast or tuna and mozzarella pie.
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.
How Chateau Saint Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of lamb tagine with prunes and almonds, very simple muffins or homemade burger.
On the nose the pink wine of Chateau Saint Jean. often reveals types of flavors of melon, tree fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Chateau Saint Jean. is a with a nice freshness.
In Bordeaux, refers to the vineyards located on the left bank of the Gironde, where the dominant grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon. These are the Medoc, Haut-Médoc, Pessac-Leognan, Graves, etc. appellations.
Planning a wine route in the of Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau Saint Jean.
