Winery AmédéeFontus Luberon Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Fontus Luberon Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Fontus Luberon Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Fontus Luberon Rouge
The Fontus Luberon Rouge of Winery Amédée matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of homemade beef stew, mouse of lamb with thyme or pasta with puttanesca sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Amédée's Fontus Luberon Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Garanoir
Intraspecific cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From this same crossbreed, Gamaret and Mara were also born.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fontus Luberon Rouge from Winery Amédée are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Amédée
The Winery Amédée is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 68 wines for sale in the of Luberon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Luberon
The wine region of Luberon is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marrenon or the Maison Williams Chase produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Luberon are Mourvèdre, Vermentino and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Luberon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or cassis and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, jam or coffee.
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.
The word of the wine: Traditional method
Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.
