The Château Fonroque is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Fonroque wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fonroque 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 Fonroque wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Fonroque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), oriental lamb skewers or duck legs confit.
On the nose the red wine of Château Fonroque. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, strawberries or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonroque. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).
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Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
