Winery Dominique Portet - Fontaine Red Blend

Winery Dominique PortetFontaine Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fontaine Red Blend of Winery Dominique Portet is a red wine from the region of Pyrenees of Victoria.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Fontaine Red Blend of the Winery Dominique Portet is in the top 60 of wines of Pyrenees.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Fontaine Red Blend of Winery Dominique Portet in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Fontaine Red Blend

Pairings that work perfectly with Fontaine Red Blend

Original food and wine pairings with Fontaine Red Blend

The Fontaine Red Blend of Winery Dominique Portet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, merguez with lentils or rabbit good woman.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dominique Portet's Fontaine Red Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Fontaine Red Blend - 2014
In the top 60 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Fontaine Red Blend - 2013
In the top 60 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Fontaine Red Blend - 2012
In the top 60 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Fontaine Red Blend - 2011
In the top 60 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Fontaine Red Blend from Winery Dominique Portet are 2012, 2013, 2014, 2011

Informations about the Winery Dominique Portet

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pyrenees in the region of Victoria

The Winery Dominique Portet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Pyrenees to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 4000 of of Australia wines
In the top 70 of of Pyrenees wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pyrenees

The wine region of Pyrenees is located in the region of Western Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Redbank Winery or the Domaine Dalwhinnie produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pyrenees are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Nebbiolo and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pyrenees often reveals types of flavors of cream, black olive or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cola, cedar or savory.


The wine region of Victoria

Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.

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The word of the wine: Marc

Solid part resulting from the pressing of the grape (stalks, pips, skins).

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