The Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat wines

Looking for the best Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat wines in Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat 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 Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

How Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of korean bibimbap, sauté of veal with tomato or pasta with eggplant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or red licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

  • 2020With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault
  • Grenache Gris

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.

Also fresh rosés and minority whites. 4,400 ha of limestone, schist and sandstone soils.

The top white wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

How Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagne, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or chicken liver cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, apples or pear and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Grenache Gris

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

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Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.