Château St. JeanAlexander Valley Malbec

Red wine of Alexander Valley of California of United States

4.1

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Alexander Valley Malbec of Château St. Jean is a red wine from the region of Alexander Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Alexander Valley Malbec from the Château St. Jean

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Alexander Valley Malbec of Château St. Jean in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Spices

On the nose the Alexander Valley Malbec of Château St. Jean in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Alexander Valley Malbec

Pairings that work perfectly with Alexander Valley Malbec

Original food and wine pairings with Alexander Valley Malbec

The Alexander Valley Malbec of Château St. Jean matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or magic cake cheese quiche.

Details and technical informations about Château St. Jean's Alexander Valley Malbec.

Winery

Château St. Jean

Grape varieties

Malbec

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Alexander Valley Malbec - 2015

In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines

Average rating: 4.7

Alexander Valley Malbec - 2014

In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines

Average rating: 3.9

Alexander Valley Malbec - 2013

In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Alexander Valley Malbec from Château St. Jean are 2015, 2013, 2014

Informations about the Château St. Jean

The winery offers 85 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.

It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California

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

In the top 25000 of of United States wines

In the top 4000 of of Alexander Valley wines

In the top 100000 of red wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alexander Valley

The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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