The Château St. Jean of Sonoma County of California

Château St. Jean
The winery offers 83 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is ranked in the top 72 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

The Château St. Jean is one of the world's great estates. It offers 83 wines for sale in of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château St. Jean wines

Looking for the best Château St. Jean wines in Sonoma County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château St. 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 Château St. Jean wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château St. Jean

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château St. Jean

How Château St. Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or veal chop with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château St. Jean

On the nose the red wine of Château St. Jean. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Château St. Jean. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château St. Jean

  • 1996With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château St. Jean.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Château St. Jean

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château St. Jean

How Château St. Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of sausages with kale, scallops or scallops express with cognac or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château St. Jean

On the nose the white wine of Château St. Jean. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Château St. Jean. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château St. Jean

  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château St. Jean.

  • Chardonnay
  • Fumé Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top sweet wines of Château St. Jean

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château St. Jean

How Château St. Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins or moroccan chicken tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château St. Jean

On the nose the sweet wine of Château St. Jean. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château St. Jean.

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Sapid

Said of a wine rich in flavours.

The top pink wines of Château St. Jean

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château St. Jean

How Château St. Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château St. Jean

On the nose the pink wine of Château St. Jean. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château St. Jean

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Château St. Jean

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château St. Jean

How Château St. Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with roquefort cheese, tuna spread or monkfish curry with coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château St. Jean

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château St. Jean. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château St. Jean. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château St. Jean.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Maccabeo

See macabeu.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château St. Jean

Planning a wine route in the of Sonoma County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château St. Jean.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château St. Jean and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Sapid

Said of a wine rich in flavours.