Château Cap de Fouste - Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d'Âge

Château Cap de FousteRivesaltes Ambré Hors d'Âge

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d'Âge of Château Cap de Fouste is a sweet wine from the region of Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Details and technical informations about Château Cap de Fouste's Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d'Âge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Moschofilero

A very old variety cultivated in Greece, even today, especially in the Peloponnese region. It belongs to a large family called fileri or phileri, and the differences between the clones are sometimes quite marked. In France, it is almost unknown - however, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1 - and plantations have been attempted in the United States, ... .

Informations about the Château Cap de Fouste

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rivesaltes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Cap de Fouste is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 6500 of of Rivesaltes wines
In the top 6000 of sweet wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rivesaltes

Rivesaltes is an appellation for the historic Sweet wines of eastern Roussillon, in the DeepSouth of France. The natural sweet wines produced in this region have been revered since at least the 14th century. The technique used to make them is one of many techniques used for sweet wines. Unlike botrytized wines or ice wines, natural sweet wines are made by Mutage, a process that involves stopping the Fermentation of the must while a high level of natural sweetness remains.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

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A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

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The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

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