The Château Julien is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Carmel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Julien wines in Carmel Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Julien 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 Château Julien wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb keftas or rabbit with leeks.
On the nose the red wine of Château Julien. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Julien. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Carmel Valley is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bernardus or the Domaine Bernardus produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carmel Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carmel Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Carmel Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 29 estates and châteaux in the of Carmel Valley, producing 127 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Carmel Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, chicken colombo or homemade pizza crunch.
On the nose the white wine of Château Julien. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or roast pork with prunes.
Altered by oxidation.
How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef in white wine, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or duck breast with black figs.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
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Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
