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La Croix De Saint Jean

La Croix De Saint Jean
2018 Lo Paire, Other Red, Minervois

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Southern French Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14.5%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$24
2022 Best Southern French Red

La Croix De Saint Jean
2018 Lo Paire, Other Red, Minervois

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Southern French Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14.5%
Indigo color. Aromas of figs and fruit leather, sandalwood, honey butter and kirsch, and leather and licorice with a chewy, vibrant, fruity full body and a smooth, complex, long blackberry compote, creme brulee, and incense finish with well-integrated, chewy tannins and light oak flavor. A rich and chewy French red that will be great as a sipper or at foodie’s table.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity Juicy & Smooth Old World Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: figs and fruit leather, sandalwood, honey butter and kirsch, and leather and licorice
Taste Flavor: blackberry compote, creme brulee, and incense
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Ribs, Beef Teriyaki, Steak Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich and chewy French red that will be great as a sipper or at foodie's table.

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Southern French Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Southern French red is a catchall category that covers many different types of wines from the south of France. Included in this are red wines from Provence, Languedoc-Roussilon and the Rhone Valley. Most of these wines are made from Rhone varieties such as Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Carignan and while may of them are moderately priced wines for short term-drinking, as with a Provence red or a Cotes-du-Rhone, there are some red wines from the southern of France, such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape that are medium-full to full bodied and crafted to drink well for more than a decade.

These southern French reds work with a variety of foods, such as casserole for the lighter versions, all the way to lamb shank or wild game for the more robust wines.