Winery EstandonChâteau de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge

Red wine of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence of Provence of France

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge of Winery Estandon is a red wine from the region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence of Provence.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Food and wine pairings with Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge

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Wine and food pairings with Mature and hard cheese

Spicy food

The Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge of Winery Estandon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, pastillas with lamb and apricots or kefta.

Details and technical informations about Winery Estandon's Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge.

Winery

Winery Estandon

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Great wine region

Provence

Country

France

Style of wine

Red

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

Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge - 2016

In the top 100 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines

Average rating: 3.6

Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge - 2015

In the top 100 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines

Average rating: 4.1

Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge - 2014

In the top 100 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Château de Fonscolombe Cuvée No 5 Rouge from Winery Estandon are 2015, 2016, 2014

Informations about the Winery Estandon

The winery offers 102 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence in the region of Provence

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The Winery Estandon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 125 wines for sale in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 80000 of of France wines

In the top 3000 of of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wines

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The wine region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence is one of the main French appellations in the Provence wine region, located in the extreme southeast of the country. It is the second largest appellation in the region, with about 4,000 hectares North and west of Aix-en-Provence - the town from which it takes its name. The area also bears the tiny title of AOC Palette. The Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation was first introduced as a VDQS in 1956, having been informally known as Côteaux du Roy René (René d'Anjou being a 15th century French king famous for his love of wine and the Vine).

The wine region of Provence

Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.

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