The Château Fonties of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Fonties
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 5603 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Fonties is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fonties wines

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

The top red wines of Château Fonties

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fonties

How Château Fonties wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonties

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fonties

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.

Iodised Picpoul whites, floral Muscat de Rivesaltes. ~25% of the French vineyard across 4 departments.

The top white wines of Château Fonties

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Fonties

How Château Fonties wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of smoked salmon pasta gratin, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or fish and chips (english batter).

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Fonties

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top pink wines of Château Fonties

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Fonties

How Château Fonties wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with zucchini, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or reunion pepper candy.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Fonties.

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.

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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.