The Château de Fournas of Corbières of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château de Fournas - Rouge
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 105 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Corbières in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Fournas is one of the best wineries to follow in Corbières.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Fournas wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Fournas

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

How Château de Fournas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of picadillo, spaghetti with clams or tanjia.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Fournas

In the mouth the red wine of Château de Fournas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Fournas

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

Discovering the wine region of Corbières

Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.

The rosé wines of the Corbières are also very famous, made from the same red grape varieties, combined with Grenache Gris and Picpoul. White wines represent only a small percentage of the total production. They are made from a wide selection of grape varieties - notably Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Marsanne and Roussanne. The appellation has about 2,200 winegrowers, nearly 300 private producers and more than 30 cooperatives.

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Discover the grape variety: Rougeon

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News about Château de Fournas and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.