Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge Chateau St-Jean 2009 75cl

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Colour
Red
Vintage
2009
Producer
Chateau Saint Jean
Country
FRANCE
Region
RHONE
Product code
4STJ1B2009
Availability
In Stock
Grape Variety
90% Grenache,10% Syrah

Tasting Notes

A full-bodied, peppery, garrigue-dominated effort with loads of black currant and cherry fruit, there is no evidence of new oak, but it possesses plenty of glycerin along with low acidity. Complex!

Vinification Details.

Traditional wine-making process with delestage & remontage for 3/4 weeks in concrete vats. Part of the wine is aged for 18 months in concrete vats & the rest in French oak barrels. Not fined but lightly filtered before bottling and then aged for a further 6 months before release.

Producer Information

A small Chateauneuf grower from right next door to the esteemed Chateau Rayas. The 40ha estate has mainly old vine Grenache and Syrah, although an increasing amount of Mourvedre is also grown. With classic Southern Rhone terroir, including the famous Chateauneuf pebble stones (or galets), and a modern winemaking philosophy, young winemaker Francois Meffre crafts up-to-date versions of one of France's icon wines.

Regional info.

The vineyard is located at the heart of Chateauneuf du Pape, on the slopes above the village of Courthezon. This renowned area is called "Valori". The soil at Valori was formed by the Rhone river during the era called "Pliocene" (2, 000,000 years ago). The vineyard has a total area of 25 acres.

More information

ageing potential

Up to 10 years

residual sugar

<2g/l

vegetarians

Yes

food match

Red meat, game, wild boar, cheese.

soil

Round pebbles with clay in subsoil

wine ph

3.75

makers name

Francois Meffre

total acidity

2.98g/l

organic

vegans

Yes