Château FondarzacBordeaux Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Bordeaux Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Bordeaux Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Bordeaux Moelleux
The Bordeaux Moelleux of Château Fondarzac matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of baked cod portuguese style, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Château Fondarzac's Bordeaux Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Schiava
Light, fruity reds with a pale onion-skin ruby colour, silky tannins and supple palate, showing signature aromas of red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, cherry), bitter almond, violet and gentle spices. Alpine airy profile for early drinking. Star of the Alto Adige Schiava DOC and Kalterersee DOC appellations, the aromatic signature of South Tyrol. Family of native Italian black varieties from Südtirol (Grossa, Gentile, Grigia), widely grown in Trentino.
Informations about the Château Fondarzac
The Château Fondarzac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux Moelleux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux Moelleux
Emblematic style of Bordeaux off-dry whites (10-50 g sugar/L), produced across the entire AOC area from over-ripened grapes (botrytised or passerillé). Signature Sémillon dominant: golden, round whites with signature notes of honey, apricot, candied fruits, citrus, vanilla and a quince touch, unctuous, fresh palate. Sauvignon Blanc brings taut acidity, Muscadelle the floral aromatic. Accessible, gastronomic style, affordable alternative to Sauternes.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
