The Château Haute-Fontaine is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Haute-Fontaine wines in Corbières among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Haute-Fontaine 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 Haute-Fontaine wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Haute-Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with crispy parma ham, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or basque chicken.
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 Haute-Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fish lasagne, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or pastels (senegalese stuffed fritters).
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
How Château Haute-Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, italian pasta salad or milanese escalope (italy).
In the mouth the red wine of Château Haute-Fontaine. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.
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Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.
