Château de la Font du LoupLegend
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Legend
Pairings that work perfectly with Legend
Original food and wine pairings with Legend
The Legend of Château de la Font du Loup matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef lark, couscous without couscous maker or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Château de la Font du Loup's Legend.
Discover the grape variety: Verjus
A very high-acid variety grown not for wine but for verjuice production — the tart unripe grape juice used in traditional cooking to acidify sauces and meats. Now virtually extinct, it bears witness to French gastronomic and viticultural heritage and is preserved in varietal collections for its historical interest. A historic French white grape specific to medieval verjuice.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Legend from Château de la Font du Loup are 2015
Informations about the Château de la Font du Loup
The Château de la Font du Loup is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Claret
Name given by the English to the red wine of Bordeaux.
