The Domaine des Fontaines is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine des Fontaines wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Fontaines 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 des Fontaines wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine des Fontaines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb chops marinated with herbs, cajun jumbalaya rice or chicken waterzooi with blanche de hoegaarden and pink pepper.
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
Iodised Picpoul whites, floral Muscat de Rivesaltes. ~25% of the French vineyard across 4 departments.
How Domaine des Fontaines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna and mozzarella pie, vegan leek and tofu quiche or senegalese rice.
In the mouth the white wine of Domaine des Fontaines. is a with a nice freshness.
Vibrant and fruity rosés with a pale salmon colour, a tender palate and fresh acidity, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, candy and spring flowers. Light and thirst-quenching finish. Star of Rosé d'Anjou AOC (a pleasing off-dry rosé) and backbone of Loire and Touraine rosés. Occasionally vinified as light reds and sparkling rosés. Native Loire grape from Anjou and Touraine, once the most widely planted variety in Anjou before Cabernet Franc.
How Domaine des Fontaines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), lamb mouse confit in wine or pasta with puttanesca sauce.
Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.
How Domaine des Fontaines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of slivers of squid with tomato, fish with tamarind or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Domaine des Fontaines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of bouillabaisse like in marseille, fried rice noodles with chicken or snowman in pudding.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine des Fontaines. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine des Fontaines. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.
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Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
