The Paradis Saint-Pierre red

The Paradis Saint-Pierre wine is one of the biggest pride of the Estate. This nectar is very fine and very elegant. This wine really improves with time. To be discovered urgently!
The Paradis Saint-Pierre wine is one of the biggest pride of the Estate. This nectar is very fine and very elegant. This wine really improves with time. To be discovered urgently!

WINE APPELLATION: SAINT-JOSEPH

CUVEE : LE PARADIS SAINT-PIERRE

GRAPE: 100 % Syrah (or Shiraz)

YIELDING: 30 hl/ha. Old vines.

TERROIR: Very granitic, poor soil. Not too deep.

EXPOSURE: South, south-west facing vineyards.

CULTIVATION: Viticulture work done by hand. Mechanization not possible. Treatments done on men’s back. High specific density of plantation: 8500 plants/ha or (3400 plants/acre). Goblet pruning.

HARVEST: Selective harvest done by hand and full crop brought to our winery in wooden tubs of 40 kg.

VINIFICATION METHOD : Second sorting when arriving at the winery. The grapes are destemmed. Maceration and fermentation in open vats during 18 days punching the cap twice a day. Ageing in oak for 15 months. Research of intense and delicate tannins.

We do not fine the Paradis Saint-Pierre red to respect the maximum typicity of the terroir.

TASTING NOTE : This wine has a deep crimson colour with elegant flavours of spices and red fruits. It has lots of tannins and a good concentration. You can cellar this wine between 6 and 10 years.

WINE PAIRING : The Chef and the sommelier of the restaurant l’Auberge des Cimes , in saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, recommend “the saddle of lamb cooked in its crust of hay cistre spiced with the wolf, the whole being served with a potato estouffe with boletus as an ideal companion to the Coursodon rouge “le Paradis saint-Pierre”.

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