The Château de Fontenelles of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château de Fontenelles
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Thierry Tastu.
It is ranked in the top 1098 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

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

Top Château de Fontenelles wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Fontenelles

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

How Château de Fontenelles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, lasagne simplissimo or porcini sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Fontenelles

On the nose the red wine of Château de Fontenelles. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, peach or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, tree fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Fontenelles. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Fontenelles

  • 2014With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

Discovering 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.

The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top pink wines of Château de Fontenelles

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

How Château de Fontenelles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with chicken, quiche without eggs or pastels (senegalese stuffed fritters).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château de Fontenelles

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de Fontenelles

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Fontenelles

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château de Fontenelles and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.