The Vignobles Fitère of Madiran of South West

Vignobles Fitère
The winery offers 39 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 80 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Madiran in the region of South West

The Vignobles Fitère is one of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in of Madiran to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Vignobles Fitère wines

Looking for the best Vignobles Fitère wines in Madiran among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Vignobles Fitère 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 Vignobles Fitère wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Vignobles Fitère

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Vignobles Fitère

How Vignobles Fitère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, bitumen leg of lamb or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.

The best vintages in the red wines of Vignobles Fitère

  • 2016With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.12/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Vignobles Fitère.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Fer Servadou
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Madiran

The wine region of Madiran is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Montus or the Château Montus produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Madiran are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Madiran often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, red plum or graphite and sometimes also flavors of anise, fig or thyme.

In the mouth of Madiran is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 108 estates and châteaux in the of Madiran, producing 368 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Madiran go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

The top pink wines of Vignobles Fitère

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Vignobles Fitère

How Vignobles Fitère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Vignobles Fitère

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sweet wines of Vignobles Fitère

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Vignobles Fitère

How Vignobles Fitère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of aveyron truffle, express cherry clafoutis or endive-pear-fatty-liver-blue salad bowl.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Vignobles Fitère

  • 2015With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Vignobles Fitère.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Manseng
  • Gros Manseng

The word of the wine: Ancestral method

A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).

The top white wines of Vignobles Fitère

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Vignobles Fitère

How Vignobles Fitère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti with salmon, lasagne with two salmons or chicken chop suey.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Vignobles Fitère.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Colombard
  • Ugni blanc

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Vignobles Fitère

Planning a wine route in the of Madiran? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Vignobles Fitère.

Discover the grape variety: Fer

Fer or Fer Servadou, which means "easy to keep" in Occitan, or Mansois in Aveyron or Braucol in Gaillac, is a black grape variety grown in the southwest. It owes its name to its shoots and wood, which are "hard as iron", with medium-sized bunches and firm, juicy berries, and is characterized by its herbaceous taste (which is also found in Cabernet Franc). Iron is a grape variety resistant to frost and disease. Its buds come out late, but its growth accelerates and it matures quite quickly. For a good production, it prefers long pruning. Iron is used alone for the AOC Marcillac wines and in blends for the wines of the Gaillac, Madiran, Béarn and Fronton appellations. These wines have a deep colour, expressive tannins, they are round and fruity (blackcurrant, raspberry and green pepper...)

News about Vignobles Fitère and wines from the region

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Azé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​ ...

The word of the wine: Ancestral method

A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).