Winery Cellier des DauphinsCuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier
The Cuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier of Winery Cellier des Dauphins matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), lamb kebab or 3 cheese ravioli gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cellier des Dauphins's Cuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche
Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée St. Jean Le Vieux Cellier from Winery Cellier des Dauphins are 2013, 2008
Informations about the Winery Cellier des Dauphins
The Winery Cellier des Dauphins is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 100 wines for sale in the of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beaujolais
Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.
The word of the wine: Cellar master
The cellar master is the technical manager of a winery (usually a professional oenologist), who presides over and oversees the wine-making process and its maturation. Unlike an oenologist in a wine laboratory, who intervenes on an ad hoc basis to assist the winemaker, the cellar master is part of the estate's technical team.
