Saint Julien Languedoc
Leah bought this bottle during our Thai dinner. It was the house wine at the restaurant and they let us taste it while we were ordering. We can now start learning about French labels. You can see on this label that it says Saint Julien which is the winery, Vin Non Filtre tells you it is un-filtered, and Coteaux du Languedoc tells you that the wine was made in the Coteaux du Languedoc AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée). We will be visiting this area later on in our trip when we drive from Perpignan to Avignon. Some of the main varieties in this area are Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah. This is most similar to our Vieux Chateau du Roi at Vintner’s Cellar, often abbreviated as VCR; it is one of the most popular wines among many of the franchises. The wine we had for dinner was exactly what you would expect for that region. The wine was a lighter red with soft fruit notes. It was nice and smooth, and slightly sweet which was perfect with our Thai food. It was a very drinkable wine, and was ready to enjoy. The age was perfect.
