The Winery Clos Saint Jean of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Winery Clos Saint Jean
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Clos Saint Jean is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clos Saint Jean wines

Looking for the best Winery Clos Saint Jean wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clos Saint 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 Winery Clos Saint Jean wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clos Saint Jean

How Winery Clos Saint Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg, pan-fried carrots or north welsch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean

On the nose the red wine of Winery Clos Saint Jean. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, caramel or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Clos Saint Jean. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean

  • 1998With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Cinsaut
  • Vaccareze

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Clos Saint Jean

How Winery Clos Saint Jean 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 pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, salmon and avocado chirashi or pasta gratin with comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean

On the nose the white wine of Winery Clos Saint Jean. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, honey or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Clos Saint Jean. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Clos Saint Jean.

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Clairette

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Clos Saint Jean

Planning a wine route in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Clos Saint Jean.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Winery Clos Saint Jean and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Effervescent

Any wine loaded with CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is revealed in the form of bubbles, reinforcing the freshness effect in the mouth. This gas production is the result of what is called the second fermentation in the bottle. It occurs in champagnes and sparkling wines such as crémants.