The Château Fonpiqueyre of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Fonpiqueyre
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Antoine Moueix.
It is ranked in the top 184 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Fonpiqueyre is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fonpiqueyre wines

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

The top red wines of Château Fonpiqueyre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fonpiqueyre

How Château Fonpiqueyre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonpiqueyre

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonpiqueyre. often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonpiqueyre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fonpiqueyre

  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.70/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).

5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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