Saint-Joseph Deschants Rouge

Fish in tapenade sauce Small game, lamb Cooked pork meats Soft cheeses, goat's cheese

The Saint-Joseph appellation extends around fifty kilometres on the right bank of the River Rhone, from Chavanay in the north to Guilherand-Granges, near Valence, in the south. The mainly-east facing vineyards are planted on the steep slopes of gneiss and local granite schist, occasionally coated with lenses of loess. This variety of substrates enables us to combine complexity, volume and tautness in our Deschants wine. From the veraison, we are regularly checking the maturity evolution. Grapes are hand-harvested to the optimal maturity.

The wine is mainly aged in vats with a part of oak casks from 12 to 18 months.

The wine is vinified in open concrete tank with one or two daily pumping over. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks.

The story began with Michel Chapoutier a unique man with a thirst for knowledge definitely one of a kind. Michel is openminded and always willing to learn. He seeks to discover and reflect the full potential of his terroirs and let the soils express their true character. That which gives the wines their signature style. This now forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos and our team strives to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.