Domaine de Barroubio - Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Domaine de BarroubioMuscat de St. Jean de Minervois

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Domaine de Barroubio is a natural sweet wine from the region of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, elderflower

Wine with earth taste

honey

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Domaine de Barroubio in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of apples, non oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or spices.

Food and wine pairings with Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Original food and wine pairings with Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

The Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Domaine de Barroubio matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken on a bed of summer vegetables or very simple muffins.

Details and technical informations about Domaine de Barroubio's Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Emerald seedless

Cross between the emperor and the Pirovano 75 or sultana moscata obtained in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). It can be found in Australia, Spain, Portugal, United States, ... almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with the emerald riesling also obtained by Harold P. Olmo and the black emerald seedless which as its name indicates is black.

Last vintages of this wine

Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2018
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2017
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 411110
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2016
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2015
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2014
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2013
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 2012
In the top 100 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois from Domaine de Barroubio are 2018, 2016, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Informations about the Domaine de Barroubio

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Domaine de Barroubio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 7000 of of France wines
In the top 350 of of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois wines
In the top 550 of natural sweet wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois is a Sweet, fortified, natural wine appellation from the Languedoc wine region in Southern France. The wines are based on the Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains Grape variety. Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois wines are produced using a traditional sweet winemaking process called Mutage, which involves adding Alcohol to the grape must to prematurely stop the Yeast">yeast and thus the Fermentation process. They generally have a residual sugar content of about 125 grams per litre and an alcohol content of about 15%.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

News related to this wine

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

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The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

The word of the wine: INAO

National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.

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