Winery Alain VogeLes Vieilles Fontaines Cornas
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas of the Winery Alain Voge is in the top 5 of wines of Cornas.
Taste structure of the Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas from the Winery Alain Voge
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas of Winery Alain Voge in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas of Winery Alain Voge in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas
Original food and wine pairings with Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas
The Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas of Winery Alain Voge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, rice with paprika and merguez or casserons in the country style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Voge's Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas.
Discover the grape variety: Himrod
An interspecific cross between ontario (winchell x diamond) and sultana - it is therefore not a pure Vitis vinifera as some people write - created in 1928 by A.B. Stout at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station (United States). Its multiplication started only in 1952, it is certainly known in the United States but also in Canada, in India, in many European wine-producing countries, ... little multiplied and thus little known in France except by the amateur gardeners. The Interlaken which looks a bit like the Himrod, the Lakemont and the Romulus have the same parents.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas from Winery Alain Voge are 2010, 2015, 2009, 2012 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Alain Voge
The Winery Alain Voge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Cornas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cornas
The wine region of Cornas is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thierry Allemand or the Domaine Thierry Allemand produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cornas are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cornas often reveals types of flavors of earthy, cream or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of perfume, sour cherry or lavender.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
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The word of the wine: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
