The Château Fortia of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Château Fortia
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 139 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château Fortia is one of the best wineries to follow in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fortia wines

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

The top white wines of Château Fortia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Fortia

How Château Fortia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of simple pork roast, bacalhau com natas or casserole egg with saint-nectaire cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Fortia

On the nose the white wine of Château Fortia. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, apricot or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Château Fortia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Fortia

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.

The top red wines of Château Fortia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fortia

How Château Fortia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania), pizza cone or home-made white pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fortia

On the nose the red wine of Château Fortia. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, leather or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fortia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fortia

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Counoise

Discover the grape variety: Counoise

Supple and fresh reds with a clear ruby colour, melted tannins and preserved acidity despite the sun, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry, white pepper, garrigue and spiced notes. Airy and thirst-quenching palate. A traditional component of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC (one of the 13 authorised varieties), it brings freshness, finesse and aromatic complexity to southern blends of Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Native Rhône variety, very late-ripening.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with aromas of ripe pear, white peach, white flowers, fennel, anise notes and fresh almond. Fine length. Cornerstone of the great whites of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Côtes-du-Rhône whites, Languedoc, Roussillon (Côtes du Roussillon AOC) and Catalonia (Terra Alta DO, Priorat DOQ). White-skinned mutation of Grenache Noir, autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

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