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 beef stew express, bacon and mushroom tagliatelle or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonbadet

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonbadet. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, dark fruit or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of black currant, chocolate or cassis. 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 4.02/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5

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 adapted vietnamese fondue, endive frichti or venison leg with tomato sauce.

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: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château Fonbadet and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

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-Charnay-les-Mâcon, 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 available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

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-Montbellet, 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/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.