The Winery Foncaussade is one of the best wineries to follow in Guyenne.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Guyenne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Foncaussade wines in Guyenne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Foncaussade 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 Winery Foncaussade wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Foncaussade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or old-fashioned chicken in a pot.
45 kilometres east of Bordeaux, Blasimon is perched on a hillside overlooking the Gamage, a tributary of the Dordogne. Its hilly sites and its calm make it an ideal place to relax. A Village of medieval origin, its origin reflects the traditional organization of the bastides. The city conceals one of the Romanesque jewels of the Gironde, the Benedictine abbey of the X-XIII th centuries.
Also worth seeing are the medieval mills of Labarthe and Borie, the remains of the feudal Castle of Blasimon, the manor house of Pousse-Bourre, the church of Piis and the ruins of the Bonne Nouvelle chapel. The Cave Coopérative was created in 1935 and brings together winegrowers who have owned properties that have been handed down for several generations. It has a production capacity of 56,000 hectolitres of red wines with the "Bordeaux" appellation and white wines with the "Bordeaux" and "Entre-deux-Mers" appellations. Throughout the year, the Vine is surrounded by intensive care, the culture is always done according to very precise rules.
How Winery Foncaussade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piccata with cheese, braised (green) cabbage or venison stew.
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Winery Foncaussade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of shepherd's pie and leek fondue, express cherry clafoutis or green salad with nuts, figs and roquefort cheese.
The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.
How Winery Foncaussade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, mathieu's lamb tagine or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery Foncaussade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa, scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce or homemade cookies.
The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
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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.
