The Domaine Prieuré Saint François of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Prieuré Saint François
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 7316 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Domaine Prieuré Saint François is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Prieuré Saint François wines

Looking for the best Domaine Prieuré Saint François wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Prieuré Saint François 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 Domaine Prieuré Saint François wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Prieuré Saint François

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Prieuré Saint François

How Domaine Prieuré Saint François wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Prieuré Saint François

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Prieuré Saint François. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Prieuré Saint François

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Prieuré Saint François.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine Prieuré Saint François

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Prieuré Saint François

How Domaine Prieuré Saint François wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, baked salmon with tomato or mashed potatoes with chastillon cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Prieuré Saint François.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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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 Domaine Prieuré Saint François and wines from the region

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Péronne, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Sorting

Action which consists in removing the bad grains, not ripe or affected by the rot. We often use vibrating sorting tables which, by shaking, make the impurities fall to the ground. In the case of sweet wines, we speak of harvesting by successive selections, in several passages, to select the very ripe grapes each time.

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