Château FontjoncousePrestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
The Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières of the Château Fontjoncouse is in the top 50 of wines of Corbières.
Taste structure of the Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières from the Château Fontjoncouse
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières of Château Fontjoncouse in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières of Château Fontjoncouse in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières
Pairings that work perfectly with Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières
Original food and wine pairings with Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières
The Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières of Château Fontjoncouse matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), pasta with chicken or locro criollo (argentina).
Details and technical informations about Château Fontjoncouse's Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Prestige Vieilles Vignes Corbières from Château Fontjoncouse are 2011, 2012, 2015, 2013
Informations about the Château Fontjoncouse
The Château Fontjoncouse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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The word of the wine: Powdery mildew
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