The Château Fantou is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Fantou wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fantou wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Fantou wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Fantou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, blood duck (tour d'argent) or lomo saltado.
On the nose the red wine of Château Fantou. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, black cherries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of eucalyptus, flint or grass. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fantou. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.
In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
How Château Fantou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, fideuà (spain) or mushrooms stuffed with tomme and rosemary.
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
How Château Fantou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of parsley knives, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or pasta carbonara.
Place where the wine-making process takes place.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
