The Winery Prieure Saint Christophe of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Prieure Saint Christophe
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Les Vignobles Foncalieu.
It is ranked in the top 122 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Prieure Saint Christophe is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Chinian.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Prieure Saint Christophe wines

Looking for the best Winery Prieure Saint Christophe wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Prieure Saint Christophe 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 Winery Prieure Saint Christophe wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe

How Winery Prieure Saint Christophe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with summer vegetables, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or tuna and tomato mini quiches without batter.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

The top red wines of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe

How Winery Prieure Saint Christophe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of meat and goat pie, phad thai (thai style fried noodles) or calf's head with sauce ravigote.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Prieure Saint Christophe.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Prieure Saint Christophe and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Concentrate

Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.

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