The Bodegas Fontana is one of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in of Castille to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Bodegas Fontana wines in Castille among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Fontana 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 Bodegas Fontana wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Bodegas Fontana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, eggplant moussaka with lamb or stuffed red mullet ballotines.
On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Fontana. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Fontana. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Castilla-La Mancha is a large region located South and east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. Inexpensive table wines are produced from a variety of Grapes. Higher quality wines are increasingly available, but the region is traditionally known as a source of low quality bulk wine. More than half of Spain's grapes are grown here.
Traditionally, only grape varieties that can tolerate hot, Dry conditions were planted. The white Airen grape is at the top of the list and remains the most planted grape in Castilla-La Mancha (and indeed in all of Spain). However, it is not a particularly respected variety, so many producers have expanded their portfolios. Red grapes dominate the rest of the range.
How Bodegas Fontana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb marinated in white wine or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Bodegas Fontana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, irish tartiflette or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Bodegas Fontana. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Bodegas Fontana. is a with a nice freshness.
A term that designates an estate or a château belonging to a winegrower or a family, as opposed to a cooperative cellar that brings together member winegrowers.
Planning a wine route in the of Castille? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas Fontana.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
