The Château de la Font du Loup of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château de la Font du Loup
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 96 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château de la Font du Loup is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Font du Loup wines

Looking for the best Château de la Font du Loup wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de la Font du Loup 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 Château de la Font du Loup wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de la Font du Loup

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de la Font du Loup

How Château de la Font du Loup wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons, rabbit with prunes or nachos (chicken).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de la Font du Loup

On the nose the red wine of Château de la Font du Loup. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of Château de la Font du Loup. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de la Font du Loup

  • 2007With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.21/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de la Font du Loup.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Château de la Font du Loup

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de la Font du Loup

How Château de la Font du Loup wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or gratin of giromon with bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de la Font du Loup

On the nose the white wine of Château de la Font du Loup. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, lemon or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château de la Font du Loup. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de la Font du Loup

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de la Font du Loup.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc
  • Roussanne
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

The top pink wines of Château de la Font du Loup

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Font du Loup

How Château de la Font du Loup wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures

Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de la Font du Loup

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de la Font du Loup.

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.