Winery Virgile JolySaturne Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Saturne Rouge from the Winery Virgile Joly
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saturne Rouge of Winery Virgile Joly in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saturne Rouge of Winery Virgile Joly in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of earthy, black cherries or leather and sometimes also flavors of pepper, dark fruit or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Saturne Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Saturne Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Saturne Rouge
The Saturne Rouge of Winery Virgile Joly matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef kidney, pasta with ham and tomato or guinea fowl with olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Virgile Joly's Saturne Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Ohanès
This variety is known in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Morocco, South Africa, the United States (California), Argentina, Chile, etc. In France, it is little cultivated because of its late maturity. - Synonyms: oanez or ohanez, uva de Almeria, uva del barco, santa paula, not to be confused with the white gherkin, khaen, grumer negro, valenci or valensi, which is not related to the black valensi (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saturne Rouge from Winery Virgile Joly are 2017, 2012, 2010, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Virgile Joly
The Winery Virgile Joly is one of of the world's greatest 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
The wine region of Saint-Saturnin is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Virgile Joly or the Domaine de Malavieille produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Saturnin are Mourvèdre, Merlot and Chasan, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Saturnin often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of black olive, black cherries or earthy.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: New
Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.
