The Château Fontbonne of Bordeaux

Château Fontbonne - Bordeaux
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 5602 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château Fontbonne is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fontbonne wines

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

The top red wines of Château Fontbonne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fontbonne

How Château Fontbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, puchero or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fontbonne

On the nose the red wine of Château Fontbonne. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fontbonne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fontbonne

  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.41/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.

The top white wines of Château Fontbonne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Fontbonne

How Château Fontbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery), summer tuna quiche or wild asparagus omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Fontbonne

In the mouth the white wine of Château Fontbonne. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Fontbonne

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Fontbonne

Planning a wine route in the of Bordeaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Fontbonne.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Fontbonne and wines from the region

Wartime Cognac

The French shipment of 600 bottles of De Haartman & Co Cognac – plus 15 boxes of Bénédictine liqueur – is believed to have been destined for Tsar Nicholas II, but was intercepted in the Baltic Sea and sunk by a German submarine in May 1917. Now Cognac house Birkedal Hartmann has refilled 300 of the recovered bottles with Cognac dating from the early 1900s, using packaging identical to the original, and is selling them for €9,000 each. The wreck of the SS Kyros was discovered by Swedish explo ...

Brad Pitt launches skincare range using ingredients from Rhône Valley vineyard

Le Domaine Skincare features a serum, a cream, a fluid cream and a cleansing emulsion, all of which are vegan and suitable for all skin types. The products are made from organic matter that was previously discarded after the grapes had been pressed. Le Domaine Skincare’s packaging also includes recyclable glass bottles and jars, and reusable stoppers made of oak cut from the scraps of the vineyard’s wine barrels. ‘It is about imitating nature’s organic cycles, its original beauty,’ said Pitt, wh ...

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion launches new ‘Elements’ collection

The ambitious project named ‘Elements’ sees the launch of 1,000 meticulously handcrafted wooden presentation boxes each containing a different number and format of the estate’s wines. Taking inspiration from the shape of the cellars, designed by Philippe Starck and Luc Arsène-Henry and completed in 2016, these unique showcases house either two double magnums, three magnums or six bottles that have been specially preserved in the estate’s cellars – a detail marked by a gol ...

The word of the wine: Hautain (en)

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