Winery Francois VillardSaint Joseph Gran Reflet
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Saint Joseph Gran Reflet from the Winery Francois Villard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint Joseph Gran Reflet of Winery Francois Villard in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint Joseph Gran Reflet of Winery Francois Villard in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of pepper, dark fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Saint Joseph Gran Reflet
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint Joseph Gran Reflet
Original food and wine pairings with Saint Joseph Gran Reflet
The Saint Joseph Gran Reflet of Winery Francois Villard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or stuffed rabbit in the oven.
Details and technical informations about Winery Francois Villard's Saint Joseph Gran Reflet.
Discover the grape variety: Foch
Interspecific crossing between 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann around 1911. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Léon Millot. Maréchal Foch is still found in Canada (Quebec) where it is the first black grape variety, in the north-east of the United States, etc. In France, it is hardly present in the vineyard any more, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint Joseph Gran Reflet from Winery Francois Villard are 2006, 2010, 2005, 2011 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Francois Villard
The Winery Francois Villard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Saint-Joseph to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Joseph
The wine region of Saint-Joseph is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yves Gangloff or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Joseph are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Venaison
Applied to the bouquet of a wine reminiscent of the smell of big game.
