Domaine FontanelTradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Red wine
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 Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages from the Domaine Fontanel
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Domaine Fontanel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Pairings that work perfectly with Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Original food and wine pairings with Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages
The Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Domaine Fontanel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of wild boar with honey, pasta with zucchini or escalope cordon bleu.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Fontanel's Tradition Côtes du Roussillon Villages.
Discover the grape variety: Saint Pépin
Direct producer hybrid resulting from an interspecific cross between 114 E.S. (78 Minnesota x rosette or 1000 Seibel) and white seyval or 5-276 Seyve-Villard) obtained in 1971 in Osceala (United States Wisconsin) by Elmer Swenson (1913-2004). It can be found in North America, Midwest region, in Canada (Quebec, ...), in Eastern countries such as Russia, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Informations about the Domaine Fontanel
The Domaine Fontanel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages
The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages is located in the region of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Clos des Fées or the Domaine de Rombeau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages are Mourvèdre, Lledoner pelut and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Roussillon Villages often reveals types of flavors of cherry, anise or black plum and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or fennel.
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: Tasting
Sensory analysis of the wine according to a precise procedure and steps, using an appropriate vocabulary.
