Chateau Saint JeanCuvée du Carilion de Forcalquier Pierrevert
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Carilion de Forcalquier Pierrevert
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée du Carilion de Forcalquier Pierrevert
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Carilion de Forcalquier Pierrevert
The Cuvée du Carilion de Forcalquier Pierrevert of Chateau Saint Jean matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef bobotie, lamb tagine with quince or saka-saka.
Details and technical informations about Chateau Saint Jean's Cuvée du Carilion de Forcalquier Pierrevert.
Discover the grape variety: Foch
Interspecific crossing between 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann around 1911. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Léon Millot. Maréchal Foch is still found in Canada (Quebec) where it is the first black grape variety, in the north-east of the United States, etc. In France, it is hardly present in the vineyard any more, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties list A.
Informations about the Chateau Saint Jean
The Chateau Saint Jean is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Coteaux de Pierrevert to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux de Pierrevert
Pierrevert (formerly known as Coteaux de Pierrevert) is an appellation in Provence. It applies to red, white and rosé wines. Grenache and Syrah are the dominant grape varieties used in Pierrevert red and rosé wines, complemented by Carignan and Cinsaut. The white wines are made from a balanced blend of Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Clairette and Roussanne.
The wine region of Provence
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 word of the wine: Nouaison
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.
