Winery Le RocLes Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton of the Winery Le Roc is in the top 40 of wines of Fronton.
Food and wine pairings with Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton
Original food and wine pairings with Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton
The Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton of Winery Le Roc matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, tajine of merguez and potatoes or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Le Roc's Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton.
Discover the grape variety: Négrette
Supple, perfumed reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and a round palate, with intense, characteristic aromas of violet, red fruit (raspberry, blackcurrant), liquorice, soft spice and peppery notes. Gourmand finish; best young or short ageing. The near-exclusive star of Fronton AOC north of Toulouse (minimum 50% in blends), also made as expressive rosés. Autochthonous South-West French variety, possibly brought from Cyprus by the Knights Hospitaller.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Petits Cailloux du Roc Fronton from Winery Le Roc are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Le Roc
The Winery Le Roc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Fronton to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fronton
South-West AOC north of Toulouse around its fetish grape: signature Negrette as king red (50-70%) — deep robe with signature notes of violet, peony, blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, liquorice, sweet spices and a peppery touch, supple tannins and elegant freshness, moreishness and persistent floral finish. Syrah, Cabernets, Cot, Gamay as backup. Fresh, aromatic rosés equally emblematic. AOC (1975), ~2,000 ha on gravelly terraces, temperate climate.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Apyrene
Seedless grape.
