Winery Virgile JolyPromesse
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Promesse
Pairings that work perfectly with Promesse
Original food and wine pairings with Promesse
The Promesse of Winery Virgile Joly matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of polish goulash, chicken wok with chinese noodles or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Virgile Joly's Promesse.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Informations about the Winery Virgile Joly
The Winery Virgile Joly is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Saint-Saturnin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Saturnin
Languedoc AOP in northern Hérault (uniform argilo-calcareous terroir, full south exposure, cool Larzac winds): Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Cinsault as signature reds — deep ruby-garnet robe, intense aromas of blackberry and cherry with spice, garrigue, leather and smoky or chocolatey notes, well-structured tannins balanced by fresh acidity lending length, elegance preserved by Larzac winds. Ageing potential 3–7 years.
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: Faded
Said of a wine that has lost its brilliance and depth. It can also be used to describe the nose of an old wine that has lost its aromatic freshness.
