Les Challeys Saint-Joseph AOC - Delas Frères

The powerful Les Challeys Saint-Joseph Delas Frères enters the glass with a dense purple color. As you swirl the glass, this red wine reveals a high density and richness, which is evident in church windows at the rim of the glass. To the nose, this Delas Frères red wine shows all sorts of blackberries, black currants, blueberries and mulberries. As if that wasn't already impressive, bitter chocolate, oriental spices and cocoa bean join the mix due to the aging in small wooden barrels.

This dry red wine from Delas Frères is perfect for wine drinkers who like their wine dry. On the tongue, this punchy red wine is characterized by an incredibly dense texture. On the finish, this storable red wine from the Rhône Valley wine-growing region finally delights with considerable length. There are again hints of blackberry and mulberry. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by clay and slate are added.

Vinification of the Delas Frères Les Challeys Saint-Joseph

The powerful Les Challeys Saint-Joseph from France is a single varietal wine made from the Syrah grape variety. The grapes grow in optimal conditions in Rhône Valley. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of clay, slate and granite. Les Challeys Saint-Joseph is an Old World wine through and through, as this Frenchman breathes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underscores the success of Old World wines. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation follows in stainless steel tanks and small wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, Les Challeys Saint-Joseph is aged for another 10 months in oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Les Challeys Saint-Joseph from Delas Frères

This French wine is best enjoyed at a temperate 15 - 18°C. It is perfect to accompany cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables, spinach gratin with almonds or duck breast with sugar snap peas.

• More products from Maison Delas