The Domaine de Fontvive of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine de Fontvive
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Domaine de Boissan.
It is ranked in the top 4454 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine de Fontvive is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Fontvive wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Fontvive wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Fontvive 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 Domaine de Fontvive wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de Fontvive

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Fontvive

How Domaine de Fontvive wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or rabbit with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Fontvive

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Fontvive. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Fontvive. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Fontvive

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Fontvive.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine de Fontvive

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Fontvive

How Domaine de Fontvive 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 savoyard pizza (cream base), salmon blanquette or titgazelle's herring and leek pie.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Johanniter

An interspecific cross between Riesling and FR 589-54 (Seyve-Villard 12481 x (pinot gris or rülander x chasselas or gutedel)) obtained in Germany in 1968 by Johannes Zimmermann. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. This variety can be found in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the "Johanniter" grape variety is a protected trademark.

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