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Saint-Chinian Clos De La Riviere (no reserve) 2016

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 14% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Orienté vers la mer, le vignoble de Saint-Chinian signe des vins d'une énergie folle qui s'apprécieront volontiers au cours de leurs cinq premières années. More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 3 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Country/Region: Languedoc
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Chinian
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Saint-Chinian Clos De La Riviere serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Pintade aux olives, daube provençale aux olives noires, civet de sanglier.

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Saint-Chinian Clos De La Riviere

The wine

Located in the Hérault, north-west of Béziers, between Minervois and Faugères, the Saint Chinian appellation produces red and rosé wines on hills that reach an altitude of 100 or 200 metres. The vines face the sea and are planted on the slopes of the Montagne Noire and Faugères, that consist of mostly schist in the northern part, and limestone gravel in the south. The red wines from the schist area are darker and denser than those produced on clay-limestone soil. The former also tend to have stronger bouquets, with notes of roasted coffee or cocoa; on the palate they are less acidic and evolve more quickly. They present a remarkable velvety texture after two to five years. Wines from the clay-limestone area are characterized by notes of fresh fruit, with hint of floral aromas (violets) which evolves into bay and spices. On the palate, they are more tannic, full-bodied and rounded. The best cuvées will keep for a good ten years.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 3 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Type of cellar: Space in a wine storage facility
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: yes
  • Alcohol percentage: 14 %
  • Country/Region: Languedoc
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Chinian
  • Vintage: 2016
  • Color: Red
  • Service temperature: 16°
  • Viticulture: Conventional 
  • Size (in ha): 3200
  • Volume: 140000 hectolitres
  • Intensity: Full-bodied
  • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, carignan, Cinsault

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Saint-Chinian Clos De La Riviere (no reserve) 2016

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format