The Château Val Joanis of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château Val Joanis
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Foley Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 554 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château Val Joanis is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château Val Joanis is an estate located in the southern Rhône in France. It is an idyllic and historically rich location. The Château Val Joanis is a massive building with walls covered in ivy, dating back more than seventy years. The main entrance leads to a walled garden that has retained its authenticity since its construction. There are worn paths and small doors leading to a labyrinth of aisles covered in climbing plants, supported by trellises. The wine estate is rich in various varieties. Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre produce reds of exceptional quality. White grape varieties include Marsanne, Roussanne, and Clairette, which produce aromatic and balanced white wines. The Château Val Joanis also produces a rosé, a sparkling wine and a frothy wine. Guests can visit the winery to discover the vineyard and the cellar. The visit includes a tasting of superior quality wines. Every year, the Château Val Joanis celebrates the harvest festival, where the vineyard is filled with good humor, singing and tastings. Guests can participate in wine tasting workshops, cheese tastings and costume parades. Château Val Joanis is one of the oldest and most reputable wine properties in the southern Rhône. Great vintages are often accompanied by a celebration; its multiple tasting opportunities are talked about, with bottles and cuvées testifying to the constant efforts to improve the quality of the wines. The Château Val Joanis remains a perfect place for wine enthusiasts and those seeking an exceptional experience.

Top Château Val Joanis wines

Looking for the best Château Val Joanis wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Val Joanis 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 Val Joanis wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Val Joanis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Val Joanis

How Château Val Joanis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, pizza queen with merguez or old-fashioned venison stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Val Joanis

On the nose the red wine of Château Val Joanis. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, cinnamon or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, peach or cream. In the mouth the red wine of Château Val Joanis. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Val Joanis

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Val Joanis.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre
  • Marselan

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top pink wines of Château Val Joanis

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Val Joanis

How Château Val Joanis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of wild boar bourguignon, salmon pavés en papillote or mussel clusters.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Val Joanis

On the nose the pink wine of Château Val Joanis. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, melon or earth. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Val Joanis. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Val Joanis

  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Val Joanis.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Château Val Joanis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Val Joanis

How Château Val Joanis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Val Joanis

On the nose the white wine of Château Val Joanis. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of pineapple, oaky or apricot. In the mouth the white wine of Château Val Joanis. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Val Joanis

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Val Joanis.

  • Roussanne
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Vermentino
  • Ugni blanc

The word of the wine: Clone

A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.

The top sweet wines of Château Val Joanis

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Val Joanis

How Château Val Joanis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Val Joanis

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Val Joanis.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Val Joanis and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

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-Pierreclos, 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 ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The word of the wine: Clone

A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.