Bodegas FontanaFontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
The Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc of Bodegas Fontana matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fricadella, baked sea bream or seafood pastilla.
Discover the grape variety: Verdejo
Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a sleek palate, with intense aromas of grapefruit, lime, fresh herbs, fennel, green almond and saline notes. Typically slightly bitter finish. Absolute star of Rueda DO in Castile-León, now widely exported. Also made as lees-aged and oak-influenced structured cuvées. Native Spanish variety, an ancient Castilian grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc from Bodegas Fontana are 2013, 2011, 0
Informations about the Bodegas Fontana
The Bodegas Fontana is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in the of La Mancha to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Mancha
World's largest contiguous wine area (190,000 ha), south of Madrid. Accessible, sunny wines: Tempranillo (here Cencibel) in full quality rise, supple reds with notes of ripe cherry, plum and spices; spicy Syrah, firm Cabernet Sauvignon, round Merlot. Light neutral Airén whites (75% of the vineyard), fresh Macabeo (Viura). Dry, hot continental climate, limestone and clay soils.
The wine region of Castille
Cradle of great Castilian reds, high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) along the Duero. Tempranillo king (aka Tinta de Toro, Tinto Fino): powerful, concentrated, structured reds with notes of black cherry, plum, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins from altitude and cool nights. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (floral, mineral Mencía). Lively, herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda.
The word of the wine: Decanting
A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
