Winery Pierre AmadieuSaint-Joseph Les Capelets
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Syrah.
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 game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Saint-Joseph Les Capelets from the Winery Pierre Amadieu
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint-Joseph Les Capelets of Winery Pierre Amadieu in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint-Joseph Les Capelets of Winery Pierre Amadieu in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, blueberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of leather, pepper or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Joseph Les Capelets
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Joseph Les Capelets
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Joseph Les Capelets
The Saint-Joseph Les Capelets of Winery Pierre Amadieu matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef kidney, pizza queen with merguez or simple endive gratin with gruyere cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Amadieu's Saint-Joseph Les Capelets.
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).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Joseph Les Capelets from Winery Pierre Amadieu are 2022, 2015, 2020, 2019 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Pierre Amadieu
The Winery Pierre Amadieu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in the of Saint-Joseph to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Joseph
Northern Rhône cru on the right bank (Ardèche, Loire): signature Syrah as the exclusive king red - refined and structured with notes of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), raspberry, violet, pepper, spices, liquorice and an undergrowth touch, softer tannins than Cornas or Hermitage, seductive fruit-structure balance. Marsanne and Roussanne in ample whites (peach, apricot, honey, white flowers). AOC (1956) over 26 communes, south-facing slopes, granite, schist and gneiss. Ageing 3-10 years.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Empyreumatic
Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.
