The Domaine Fontanel 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 Fontanel wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Fontanel 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 Fontanel wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Fontanel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, blue cheese or aperitif such as recipes of cucumber skin julienne, pot of green cabbage with potatoes and roquefort cheese or kale chips.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Domaine Fontanel. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or oak.
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.
The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.
How Domaine Fontanel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of navarin of lamb, meat and cheese pie or traditional veal stew.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Fontanel. often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Fontanel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
How Domaine Fontanel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, quiche without pastry or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).
On the nose the white wine of Domaine Fontanel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Fontanel. is a powerful.
Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.
How Domaine Fontanel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with squid ink (italy), quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or gougèress.
How Domaine Fontanel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of italian tabbouleh, chicken chop suey or baked chicken.
On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine Fontanel. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, caramel or raisin and sometimes also flavors of cheese, nutty or honey.
Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.
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Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
