The Winery Baron des Fontenilles of Médoc of Bordeaux

Winery Baron des Fontenilles
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 2.9.
It is ranked in the top 5029 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Baron des Fontenilles is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Baron des Fontenilles wines

Looking for the best Winery Baron des Fontenilles wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Baron des Fontenilles wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Baron des Fontenilles wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Baron des Fontenilles

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Baron des Fontenilles

How Winery Baron des Fontenilles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, tunisian macaroni or duck with olives.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Baron des Fontenilles

  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Baron des Fontenilles.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Baron des Fontenilles and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Igé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The word of the wine: Destemming

Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.