Domaine FontanelMaury
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Maury of Domaine Fontanel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Maury
Pairings that work perfectly with Maury
Original food and wine pairings with Maury
The Maury of Domaine Fontanel matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of sea bream fillets with capers, cuttlefish rust from my grandmother in sète or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Fontanel's Maury.
Discover the grape variety: Petit brun
The petit brun is a black grape variety that is becoming rarer. It is found particularly in Provence, where it is one of the many other grape varieties that make up the reputation of this region. It is probably of Italian origin and is used to make the best red wines. It is known as "brun des Hautes Alpes". In order to be more productive, the vine needs to be pruned short and develops perfectly when it is well exposed. In France, Petit Brun is one of the secondary grape varieties used in the Palette appellations. The AOC Palette is considered the oldest in Provence. The wine made from petit brun is a dark red, particularly tannic. It gives off aromas of undergrowth and a floral scent. In the wines of Château Crémade, the petit brun gives them an exceptional subtlety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Maury from Domaine Fontanel are 2010, 2013, 2007, 2011
Informations about the Domaine Fontanel
The Domaine Fontanel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Maury to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maury
Maury is a town in the northern Roussillon region of southern France. Its name is best known as an appellation for the natural Sweet wines produced around the town, although in 2011 the separate AOC Maury Sec came into effect for Dry red wines, due to the recognition that a local wine industry based entirely on fortified wine was too narrowly focused. The natural sweet wines of Maury are mainly produced from the Grenache grapes (Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris). They are produced in a style very similar to the sweet wines of Banyuls, 35 miles (57km) to the southeast, which also use Grenache.
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.
The word of the wine: Sapid
Said of a wine rich in flavours.
