Winery Foncalieu - L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian

Winery FoncalieuL'Apogée's Saint-Chinian

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian of Winery Foncalieu is a red wine from the region of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian from the Winery Foncalieu

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian of Winery Foncalieu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian of Winery Foncalieu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Foncalieu's L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 411110
L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.411100
L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 3.911110
L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian - 2008
In the top 100 of of Saint-Chinian wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian from Winery Foncalieu are 2008, 2014, 2011, 2013

Informations about the Winery Foncalieu

The winery offers 306 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Les Vignobles Foncalieu.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Foncalieu is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 303 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 40000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Saint-Chinian wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
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The wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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