Top 100 red wines of Fitou - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Fitou of Fitou as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Fitou and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Fitou
Languedoc's 1st red AOC (1948), realm of Carignan on 2 separated entities (maritime Leucate lagoon, mountainous Mont Tauch). Signature powerful structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, liquorice, pepper and schistous mineral touch, firm tannins and warm mouth — sunny ageing wines (5-15 years). Grenache brings finesse and fruit, Syrah spice, Mourvèdre depth. Schist and limestone soils over ~2,500 ha.
Asserted southern character.
Discover the grape variety: Marselan
Supple, fruity reds with a deep robe and melted tannins, featuring aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, violet, soft spices and garrigue notes. Good consistency and short-to-medium ageing capacity. Made in blends and as a single variety in Languedoc-Roussillon (IGP Pays d'Oc) and exported massively to China where it has become an emblematic quality signature. Also in Brazil and Argentina. A Cabernet Sauvignon × Grenache cross created in 1961 by Paul Truel in Montpellier.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Fitou
red wines from the region of Fitou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, pasta with tuna and laughing cow or caramelized lamb mice.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Fitou
On the nose in the region of Fitou often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, black fruit or oak. In the mouth in the region of Fitou is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
