Winery FoncalieuL'Apogée's Saint-Chinian
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 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.
Food and wine pairings with L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian
Original food and wine pairings with L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian
The L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian of Winery Foncalieu matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, salmon and spinach lasagna or roast veal with milk and rosemary.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foncalieu's L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian.
Discover the grape variety: Fantasy seedless
Table grape with long bunches and elongated seedless (pipless) dark violet berries, thin skin and crunchy flesh with a pleasant sweet flavour. Early ripening. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia, Chile and South Africa for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance, pleasant flavour and good shelf life. American seedless black table grape variety, obtained in California by crossbreeding for fresh consumption.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of L'Apogée's Saint-Chinian from Winery Foncalieu are 2008, 2014, 2011, 2013
Informations about the Winery Foncalieu
The Winery Foncalieu is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 367 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Languedoc cru between Beziers and Saint-Pons, signature dual terroir. Fleshy Mediterranean reds with notes of black fruit (blackberry, black cherry), garrigue, pepper, liquorice and spice, firm tannins and a sun-drenched palate. Northern schists: fruitier, smokier profile. Southern clay-limestone: more structured wines.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Defect
Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.
