The Domaine Saint-Apollinaire of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Saint-Apollinaire
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 8184 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Domaine Saint-Apollinaire is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Saint-Apollinaire wines

Looking for the best Domaine Saint-Apollinaire wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Saint-Apollinaire 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 Saint-Apollinaire wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

How Domaine Saint-Apollinaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of simple pork roast, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsaut

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

How Domaine Saint-Apollinaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of breton galette with buckwheat flour, salmon steaks with soy sauce or goose eggs in salad.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The top red wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

How Domaine Saint-Apollinaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, thomas's shoulder of lamb or duck breast with red fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Saint-Apollinaire.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Mourvedre
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Saint-Apollinaire

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Saint-Apollinaire.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Domaine Saint-Apollinaire and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

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