The Clos du Joncuas of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Clos du Joncuas
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 513 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Clos du Joncuas is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Clos du Joncuas wines

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

The top white wines of Clos du Joncuas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Clos du Joncuas

How Clos du Joncuas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, sun wheat or saint nectaire cheese spread with local ham.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Clos du Joncuas.

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Viognier
  • Clairette

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 red wines of Clos du Joncuas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Clos du Joncuas

How Clos du Joncuas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, lentil soup with carrots and coconut milk or spinach cannelloni.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Clos du Joncuas

On the nose the red wine of Clos du Joncuas. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of earthy, minerality or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Clos du Joncuas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Clos du Joncuas

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.95/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Clos du Joncuas.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

The top pink wines of Clos du Joncuas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Clos du Joncuas

How Clos du Joncuas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pan-fried carrots, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or chicken and shrimp jambalaya.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Clos du Joncuas.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Ultra raw (or natural raw)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Clos du Joncuas

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 Clos du Joncuas.

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

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