Winery Pierre VidalLe Cloitre Saint Raphaël Saint-Joseph
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Le Cloitre Saint Raphaël Saint-Joseph
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Cloitre Saint Raphaël Saint-Joseph
Original food and wine pairings with Le Cloitre Saint Raphaël Saint-Joseph
The Le Cloitre Saint Raphaël Saint-Joseph of Winery Pierre Vidal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, lamb meatballs with mint or magret stuffed with foie gras.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Vidal's Le Cloitre Saint Raphaël Saint-Joseph.
Discover the grape variety: Admirable
Table grape with long bunches and juicy, crunchy golden berries with firm flesh and a pleasant sweet taste. Very rarely vinified, yielding simple, fresh, low-aromatic whites if so. Listed in the official French Vine Variety Catalogue (list A1) for its heritage interest. French table grape variety from a Bicane × Chasselas cross, obtained around 1840 in Saumur by Dr Auguste Courtiller (Admirable de Courtiller).
Informations about the Winery Pierre Vidal
The Winery Pierre Vidal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 99 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: Part
Name of the barrel used in Burgundy (capacity of 228 litres).
