Winery Famille JouffreauClos St Jean
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Clos St Jean from the Winery Famille Jouffreau
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Clos St Jean of Winery Famille Jouffreau in the region of South West is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Clos St Jean of Winery Famille Jouffreau in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, tobacco or plum and sometimes also flavors of leather, red cherry or mushroom.
Food and wine pairings with Clos St Jean
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos St Jean
Original food and wine pairings with Clos St Jean
The Clos St Jean of Winery Famille Jouffreau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, lamb mice confit in port wine or violet omelette.
Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Jouffreau's Clos St Jean.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clos St Jean from Winery Famille Jouffreau are 1998, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 2005.
Informations about the Winery Famille Jouffreau
The Winery Famille Jouffreau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cahors
The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: pH
Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.
