Calmel & Joseph Saint Chinian
75 cl
/
14% Vol
Saint Joseph is a great little appelation between Mivervois and Faugeres. It is home to some great value powerful wines usually made in a 'Rhone' style.
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Calmel & Joseph Saint Chinian
€17.25
Ex Tax: €14.02
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Product Details
Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green
Nose
Black olive and tapenade
Palate
Lots of black fruit flavours, with great depth and harmony. The tannins are silky and there's a nice touch of black pepper on the finish.
Colour
Crimson
Fact Sheet
Fluid
75 cl
Grape Variety
60% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Carignan
Alcohol %
14%
Style
Dry
Estate/Producer
Calmel & Joseph
Country
France
Region/AOC
Languedoc
Vintage
2015
Making Techniques
Traditional vinification in concrete tanks. Grapes are destemmed but not crushed. Syrah is fermented at 28°C, 30°C for Grenache and Carignan. Aged for 15 months in tank.
Closure
Cork
Cellaring/Ageing Potential
Excellent ageing potential - Drink now-2025
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Jancis Robinson
17/20. ‘Pinot-like in its transparency of colour and perfume. Chewy, sharply etched red fruit on a palate stretched as tightly as an artist’s canvas on a frame. All structure and tension at the moment, underlying complexity promising much more when this relaxes its grip a little. Long, dry, tobacco-leaf finish. Drink 2018-2025.’
Decanter World Wine Awards
Bronze Medal
Gilbert and Gaillard
Gold Medal
Wine Advocate
89 Points. ‘Shows lots of Syrah meatiness and dark fruits as well as medium-bodied richness, good acidity and a balanced, clean, thoroughly enjoyable style… Another high quality red from this estate’ Drink 2016-2021.
FAQs
No single country produces objectively the best red wine: the answer depends entirely on the style and grape variety preferred. France (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône) is the reference point for Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and Syrah at the highest level. Italy (Barolo, Brunello, Amarone) excels with Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, and Corvina. Spain (Rioja, Ribera del Duero) delivers world class Tempranillo. Australia, California, and Chile produce premium expressions that consistently compete at the highest international quality levels.
Italy, France, and Spain have historically competed for the position of world's largest wine producer by volume. Italy and France regularly trade the top position, each producing approximately 45 to 50 million hectolitres annually. Spain produces slightly less. Globally, these three countries account for approximately 45 to 50% of total world wine production. China and the United States have grown significantly as producers in recent decades and are now among the top five globally.
Italy and France consistently alternate as the world's top two wine producing countries, each producing approximately 45 to 50 million hectolitres per year. Spain is typically third. The global top five also includes the United States and China. Together these five nations account for the majority of global wine production by volume. Per capita consumption data and export value league tables present different rankings: France dominates export value even when Italy leads in volume.
Georgia in the South Caucasus region is widely recognised as the oldest continuously producing wine country, with archaeological evidence of winemaking dating to approximately 6000 BCE. The indigenous Rkatsiteli and Saperavi varieties are among the oldest cultivated grape varieties still in commercial production. Georgia also maintains the traditional Qvevri method, fermenting wine in large clay amphoras buried underground, which UNESCO recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013.
This is a categorically unanswerable question as wine quality is style and variety specific. France produces the reference benchmarks for Pinot Noir (Burgundy), Cabernet Sauvignon (Bordeaux), and Syrah (Northern Rhône). Italy excels with Nebbiolo (Barolo), Sangiovese (Brunello), and indigenous varieties. Spain dominates Tempranillo. Germany leads in Riesling. New World countries including Australia, New Zealand, California, and South Africa produce world class expressions across multiple varieties. The best wine is the one that most precisely suits your palate and occasion.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
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