Villa St Jean Blanc

Easy drinking Languedoc white.

The vines for these wines are cultivated on soils composed of pebbly scree and clay from an area southeast of Avignon. The grapes for the white are harvested at night to preserve the natural acids, thereafter to the wine where light skin maceration (four hours) is succeeded by pneumatic pressure and light racking of the must.

Sauvignon Blanc is blended with Ugni Blanc to create a unique and expressive white. Ugni Blanc ( also known as Trebbiano) is more commonly used in Cognac and Armagnac production. However, it helps to bring a clean freshness and mouthwatering quality to this wine, a perfect pair for Sauvignon Blanc

The wine is distinguished by its pale-yellow robe with straw-yellow nuances. The nose is fresh with notes of citrus fruits such as grapefruit, lime, and liquorice and both round and fresh on the palate.

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£10.49

Style

  • 4/5

    Acidity

  • 1/5

    Tannin

  • 1/5

    Sweetness

  • Low

    Alcohol

  • Light

    Body

Aromas

  • Grapefruit

  • Lemon

  • Lime

  • Liquorice

Details

More Information
Wine TypeWhite wine
ClosureScrew Cap
Alc. Vol12
Units9
RegionLanguedoc
CountryFrance
Grape VarietalSauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano

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Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France stretches from the Rhône valley in the east to the Spanish border in the southwest. The region of Languedoc has belonged to France since the thirteenth century and the Roussillon was acquired from Spain in the mid-seventeenth century. The two regions were joined as one administrative region in the late 1980s.

Dominated by 300,000 hectares of vineyards, it is France’s largest wine producing region. Vineyards are often called ‘patchwork’ because so many different grape varieties grow together, and many producers make blends instead of single varietal wines. Reds are rich with Syrah, Grenache, Carignan and Mourvedre as major components. Whites are unoaked and zesty, made mostly with Picpoul and Grenache Blanc. 

Important appellations include Minervois, Corbières, Picpoul de Pinet and Terrasses du Larzac. Blanquette de Limoux and Crémant de Limoux are popular sparkling wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

France

France

France – the home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne – is arguably the world's most important wine-producing country. For centuries, it has produced wine in greater quantity – and many would say quality – than any other nation, and its attraction is not just volume or prestige, but also the variety of styles available. 

The diversity of French wine is due, in part, to the country's wide range of climates. Champagne, its most northerly region, has one of the coolest climates, whereas Bordeaux has a maritime climate, heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and the various rivers that wind their way between vineyards. Both in stark contrast to the southern regions of Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon, which enjoy a Mediterranean climate, characterized by hot summers and mild winters.

Terroir is also key. From the granite hills of Beaujolais to the famous chalky slopes of Chablis and the gravels of the Médoc, the sites and soils on which France's vineyards have been developed are considered of vital importance and are at the heart of the concept of terroir.