Winery Gabriel MeffreSaint Christophe Hermitage
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint Christophe Hermitage of Winery Gabriel Meffre in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Saint Christophe Hermitage
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint Christophe Hermitage
Original food and wine pairings with Saint Christophe Hermitage
The Saint Christophe Hermitage of Winery Gabriel Meffre matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of family potluck, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or indian style coral lentils.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gabriel Meffre's Saint Christophe Hermitage.
Discover the grape variety: Rousseli
Most certainly Provençal and more particularly, as its name indicates, from the Var department. It is in the process of disappearing because it is practically no longer multiplied in nurseries, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It is probably a descendant of the white gouais and the black ouliven, to be continued! Rousseli is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, in France it was used both as a table grape and as a wine grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint Christophe Hermitage from Winery Gabriel Meffre are 2011
Informations about the Winery Gabriel Meffre
The Winery Gabriel Meffre is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 168 wines for sale in the of Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hermitage
The wine region of Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave or the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hermitage often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lavender or marzipan and sometimes also flavors of biscuits, yellow apple or petroleum.
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: Varietal
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
