The Château Fonbadet of Pauillac of Bordeaux

Château Fonbadet
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 fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, bacon and mushroom tagliatelle or rabbit with homemade mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonbadet

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonbadet. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or cherry. 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
  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5

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 braised beef with carrots, stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed) or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.

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

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Château Fonbadet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Fonbadet

How Château Fonbadet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of flemish carbonnade, summer tuna quiche or kefta.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Fonbadet

On the nose the white wine of Château Fonbadet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château Fonbadet. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Fonbadet

  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Young

A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.

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: 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.