Winery Jean Baptiste SouillardCornas Saint-Pierre
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Cornas Saint-Pierre of the Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard is in the top 20 of wines of Saint-Péray.
Taste structure of the Cornas Saint-Pierre from the Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cornas Saint-Pierre of Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Cornas Saint-Pierre
Pairings that work perfectly with Cornas Saint-Pierre
Original food and wine pairings with Cornas Saint-Pierre
The Cornas Saint-Pierre of Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tartiflette, fish balls or crozet cheese with savoy diots.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard's Cornas Saint-Pierre.
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.
Informations about the Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard
The Winery Jean Baptiste Souillard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Saint-Péray to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Péray
The wine region of Saint-Péray is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alain Voge or the Domaine Alain Voge produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Péray are Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Péray often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon zest or cheese and sometimes also flavors of butterscotch, dried fruit or orange peel.
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: Stave
A slat of wood that makes up the barrel.
