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.
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.
How Château Fontbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, veal tagine with potatoes and olives or duck aiguillettes with apples.
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.
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
How Château Fontbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of leeks with ham and béchamel sauce, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or buckwheat pancakes filled with egg, cheese and ham.
In the mouth the white wine of Château Fontbonne. is a powerful.
Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.
How Château Fontbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese, lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons... or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
Cinsault is a southern black grape variety that can be found in the blends of most Mediterranean appellations, but most often as an accessory grape variety. It is undoubtedly most present in certain rosé wines (in Corbières, Côtes-de-Provence, etc.): it gives these wines highly appreciated aromas of strawberry, peach and raspberry. In vin de pays (IGP), it is often vinified on its own, usually as a rosé.
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Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
