Winery Clos Fantine - Faugères

Winery Clos FantineFaugères

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Faugères of Winery Clos Fantine is a red wine from the region of Faugères of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carignan.
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.

Taste structure of the Faugères from the Winery Clos Fantine

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Faugères of Winery Clos Fantine in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with vegetal taste

hay, grass

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Faugères of Winery Clos Fantine in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Clos Fantine's Faugères.

Winemaker
Carole, Olivier & Corine Andrieu
Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Faugères - 2017
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Faugères - 2016
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Faugères - 2015
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 411110
Faugères - 2014
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Faugères - 2013
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Faugères - 2012
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Faugères - 2011
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Faugères from Winery Clos Fantine are 2003, 2017, 2011, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Clos Fantine

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Faugères in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Clos Fantine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Faugères to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 9000 of of France wines
In the top 200 of of Faugères wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Faugères

Faugeres is an appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Although it also covers white and rosé wines, the appellation is best known for its Rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, as well as the more MediterraneanCinsaut and Lladoner Pelut. The appellation covers the southern slopes of a series of hills only a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The town of Faugeres forms the centre of the area, which extends 10 km from east to west.


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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