Winery EstandonChâteau de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Château de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Château de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Château de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge
The Château de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge of Winery Estandon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, lamb roast with lavender or chicken pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Estandon's Château de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge.
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
The best vintages of Château de Fonscolombe Excellence Rouge from Winery Estandon are 2018
Informations about the Winery Estandon
The Winery Estandon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 134 wines for sale in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 AOCPalette. 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.
The word of the wine: Aragnan
A very rare white grape variety that can be found in the blends of the Palette appellation (Provence).
