The Château Bellefontaine of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château Bellefontaine
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 3679 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château Bellefontaine is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bellefontaine wines

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

The top red wines of Château Bellefontaine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Bellefontaine

How Château Bellefontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, shoulder of lamb boulangère or duck leg confit in white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Bellefontaine

In the mouth the red wine of Château Bellefontaine. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Bellefontaine.

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Sunny, Mediterranean southern Rhône, kingdom of Grenache Noir. Fleshy, generous reds with signature notes of candied red and black fruits (cherry, plum), garrigue (thyme, rosemary), pepper and sweet spices, round tannins and an opulent palate. Blended with peppery Syrah, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Flagship crus: Châteauneuf-du-Pape on rolled pebbles (powerful, age-worthy), Gigondas, dense Vacqueyras, fleshy Tavel rosé, sweet muscat Beaumes-de-Venise.

123 communes, mistral climate.

The top white wines of Château Bellefontaine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Bellefontaine

How Château Bellefontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, croque-monsieur with tuna or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Bellefontaine

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Bellefontaine.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top pink wines of Château Bellefontaine

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Bellefontaine

How Château Bellefontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, grilled sardine fillets or fish fondue.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Bellefontaine.

  • Grenache
  • Viognier
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Licking

Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.

The top sweet wines of Château Bellefontaine

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Bellefontaine

How Château Bellefontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of guinea fowl with cabbage, blood duck (tour d'argent) or scallops.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Bellefontaine.

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

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Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.

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