The Château Saint Jacques d'Albas of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Saint Jacques d'Albas
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 116 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Château Saint Jacques d'Albas is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Saint Jacques d'Albas wines

Looking for the best Château Saint Jacques d'Albas wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Saint Jacques d'Albas 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 Château Saint Jacques d'Albas wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

How Château Saint Jacques d'Albas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), chinese noodles with vegetables or veal blanquette burger.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

On the nose the red wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or black cherries. In the mouth the red wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.

Iodised Picpoul whites, floral Muscat de Rivesaltes. ~25% of the French vineyard across 4 departments.

The top white wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

How Château Saint Jacques d'Albas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with cherry tomatoes, nanie's diced ham quiche or fricadella.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

On the nose the white wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of apricot, white peach or stone. In the mouth the white wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Vermentino

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

The top pink wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

How Château Saint Jacques d'Albas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or parmesan crisps.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

On the nose the pink wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, strawberries or mint and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Saint Jacques d'Albas.

  • Grenache
  • Roussanne

The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

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Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).