The Château St. Jean of Sonoma County of California

Château St. Jean - Soirée Red
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 beef stew express, irish stew or calf sweetbread 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 north welsch, cuttlefish armorican style (morgate) or pork chops with curry and honey.

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: 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 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 sauté of pork with chorizo, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or traditional lamb couscous (from algeria).

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: Ploussard

See poulsard.

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: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

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 thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong), verrine of beetroot and saint moret or salmon and cod cassolettes.

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: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.

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: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

News about Château St. Jean and wines from the region

Fears of frost damage return to French vineyards

Frost returned to French vineyards early this month as France recorded its coldest April night since 1947. Temperatures plunged to minus nine degrees Celsius in some parts of the Champagne region on the night between 3 and 4 April, with minus seven reported in areas around Bordeaux and minus six in Chablis. Some winemakers lit candles and fires between vineyard rows to help protect young buds. Yet while scenes were reminiscent of the devastating frosts that struck French vineyards in April 2021, ...

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux

The world of fine wine was saddened this weekend at the news of the passing of the widely loved wine authority Clive Coates MW. Few, if any, Masters of Wine exhibited the spontaneous generosity and amiable disposition that Clive Coates displayed throughout his long and illustrious career. His generosity with his time was remarkable given the breadth of his activities. Personally, I will always be grateful for his encouragement while I was preparing for the MW exam and again when publishing my fi ...

The word of the wine: Ploussard

See poulsard.