The Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric wines

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

The top red wines of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

How Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, marinated lamb chops or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

On the nose the red wine of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, vanilla or plum and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

How Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric

Planning a wine route in the of Fronsac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric.

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 Fontaine-Saint-Cric and wines from the region

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The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Racé

Character of a great wine remarkable for its elegance and finesse.