Clos Saint JosephVillars-sur-Var Syrah
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Villars-sur-Var Syrah of Clos Saint Joseph in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of licorice, earth or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Villars-sur-Var Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Villars-sur-Var Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Villars-sur-Var Syrah
The Villars-sur-Var Syrah of Clos Saint Joseph matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or lamb curry indian style.
Details and technical informations about Clos Saint Joseph's Villars-sur-Var Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Loin de l'oeil
This variety is most certainly from the Tarn region, more precisely from Gaillac, and is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. It is not found in any other French wine-growing region and is virtually unknown abroad.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Villars-sur-Var Syrah from Clos Saint Joseph are 2017, 2016, 2018, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Clos Saint Joseph
The Clos Saint Joseph is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Provence
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)
Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.
