The Château Fontjoncouse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Fontjoncouse wines in Corbières among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fontjoncouse 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 Fontjoncouse wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Fontjoncouse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, pasta with mussels or veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots.
On the nose the red wine of Château Fontjoncouse. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fontjoncouse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Largest AOC in Languedoc, 95% Mediterranean reds. Signature old-vine Carignan (up to 60%): fleshy reds with black fruit, garrigue, black olive, spice and tight tannins. Blended with round, sunny Grenache, peppery Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault. A few fresh rosés and whites (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne).
Cru Boutenac at the top (2005). 13,500 ha in the Aude, varied soils. Sun-drenched wines of assertive character.
How Château Fontjoncouse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of capellini with vegetables, vegan leek and tofu quiche or melon and cucumber gazpacho.
Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.
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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.
