The Winery Saint Gens of Gigondas of Rhone Valley

Winery Saint Gens
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 76 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Gigondas in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Saint Gens is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Saint Gens wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Saint Gens

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Saint Gens

How Winery Saint Gens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or conejo al ajillo (spain).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Saint Gens

On the nose the red wine of Winery Saint Gens. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Saint Gens

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Gigondas

The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.

In the mouth of Gigondas is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Gigondas, producing 568 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gigondas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Saint Gens

Planning a wine route in the of Gigondas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Saint Gens.

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 Saint Gens and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus 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 appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

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-Azé, 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/BourgogneWines/​ ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.