The Château Fonbadet of Pauillac of Bordeaux

Château Fonbadet - B de Fonbadet Bordeaux
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Domaines Peyronie.
It is ranked in the top 57 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pauillac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Fonbadet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Pauillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fonbadet wines

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

The top red wines of Château Fonbadet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fonbadet

How Château Fonbadet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, casserons in the country style or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonbadet

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonbadet. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, game or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, black currant or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonbadet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fonbadet

  • 1990With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Pauillac

The wine region of Pauillac is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Latour or the Château Lafite Rothschild produce mainly wines red, pink and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pauillac are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pauillac often reveals types of flavors of iron, milk chocolate or apricot and sometimes also flavors of coconut, toasted bread or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Pauillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 151 estates and châteaux in the of Pauillac, producing 248 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pauillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Château Fonbadet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Fonbadet

How Château Fonbadet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms or my mother's rabbit.

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

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Fonbadet

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Fonbadet and wines from the region

AXA Millésime appoints new technical director of Pichon Baron

Montégut, who is already technical director of the Premier Cru Classé estate Château Suduiraut in Sauternes, will replace Jean-René Matignon who last year announced his intention to step down after more than 30 years in the role. He will formally take on his new responsibilities from the end of April when Matignon retires. Having worked together with Montégut since his arrival at Suduiraut in 2004, Christian Seely, MD of owner AXA Millésimes, said that during this time, Montégut had been respons ...

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

New Château Latour 2010 stocks released onto market

New stocks of Château Latour 2010 were released from the Pauillac-based First Growth’s cellars on 13 September. Latour 2010 is regarded as one of the best Bordeaux wines of the 21st century so far, and has received two 100-point Decanter scores in the past three years. It’s also more expensive than many other Latour vintages, but analyst group Wine Lister said it expected buyers to show interest. ‘There is no doubt that this release will see demand, especially for merchants rel ...

The word of the wine: Wirehood

Flexible metal fastener used to hold the cork of champagne bottles.