The Château de Fonscolombe of Provence

Château de Fonscolombe
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1425 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence

The Château de Fonscolombe is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Fonscolombe wines

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

The top pink wines of Château de Fonscolombe

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Fonscolombe

How Château de Fonscolombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or steamed pork chops.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château de Fonscolombe

In the mouth the pink wine of Château de Fonscolombe. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de Fonscolombe

  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Chardonnay
  • Merlot
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Provence

Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.

The term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.

5°C.

The top red wines of Château de Fonscolombe

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Fonscolombe

How Château de Fonscolombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, lamb and coconut curry, african style or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Fonscolombe

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Fonscolombe

Planning a wine route in the of Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Fonscolombe.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Château de Fonscolombe and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Decanting

Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.