Winery Sainsbury'sWinemaker's Selection Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Natural sweet wine of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Winemaker's Selection Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Winery Sainsbury's is a natural sweet wine from the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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Details and technical informations about Winery Sainsbury's's Winemaker's Selection Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois.

Winery

Winery Sainsbury's

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

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Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Vernaccia di Oristano

Long-aged oxidative and structured whites with an amber robe, a dense palate with fine acidity on bitter almond, dried fruits (walnut), saline and marked oxidative aromas (sherry style). Aged under a veil of flor in the manner of Andalusian fino. Star of the Vernaccia di Oristano DOC, a great traditional Sardinian oxidative wine. Vernaccia variety grown in Sardinia, in the Oristano region.

Last vintages of this wine

Winemaker's Selection Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois - 0

In the top 100 of of Languedoc wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois from Winery Sainsbury's are 0

Informations about the Winery Sainsbury's

The winery offers 398 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 80 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Sainsbury's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 276 wines for sale in the of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 3500 of natural sweet wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Languedoc

Sunny, generous southern reds: spicy, peppery Syrah, round, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), deep Mourvèdre, structured Carignan, supple Cinsault. From robust Corbières and Minervois to fresher Terrasses du Larzac, via Faugères on schist or taut Pic Saint-Loup. Lively, iodised Picpoul de Pinet whites (oysters), ample Roussanne and Marsanne. 14 sub-appellations, ~10,000 ha in regional AOC.

The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.

The word of the wine: Water stress

Lack of water. Water stress blocks the vegetative cycle of the vine, which uses all available resources to maintain the integrity of the plant, thus blocking the ripening process of the grapes.