Winery Fayolle Fils & FilleLes Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge from the Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille
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Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of black cherries, pepper or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
The Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, chaouia lamb or rabbit on the barbecue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille's Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Chambourcin
Richly coloured and fruity reds with a purple colour and supple tannins, on aromas of black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, spices and herbal notes. Round palate, fresh finish, best drunk young. A disease-resistant hybrid, it produces organic and sustainable reds in the Loire Valley (IGP Atlantique, IGP Val de Loire), the United States (Pennsylvania, Missouri, Virginia) and Australia (New South Wales). French hybrid created in 1963 by Joannès Seyve.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Pontaix Crozes-Hermitage Rouge from Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille are 2015, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille
The Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage
Largest cru of the northern Rhône around Tain: signature Syrah as the exclusive king red - fruity and accessible with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, violet, black pepper and a black-olive touch, supple tannins, more approachable than Hermitage. Marsanne and Roussanne in ample whites (peach, apricot, honey, white flowers, almond). AOC (1937), ~1,700 ha over 11 communes (Drôme), granite on northern slopes, pebble-loess on the plain, ageing 3-8 years.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Stripped
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
