Winery FonjoyaLucian Rouge

Red wine of Saint-Saturnin of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Lucian Rouge of Winery Fonjoya is a red wine from the region of Saint-Saturnin 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.
The Lucian Rouge of the Winery Fonjoya is in the top 50 of wines of Saint-Saturnin.

Taste structure of the Lucian Rouge from the Winery Fonjoya

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Lucian Rouge of Winery Fonjoya in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Lucian Rouge

Pairings that work perfectly with Lucian Rouge

Original food and wine pairings with Lucian Rouge

The Lucian Rouge of Winery Fonjoya matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms or home-made coq au vin.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fonjoya's Lucian Rouge.

Winery

Winery Fonjoya

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Fonjoya

The winery offers 57 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Saint-Saturnin in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Fonjoya is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Saint-Saturnin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 300000 of of France wines

In the top 55 of of Saint-Saturnin wines

In the top 550000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Saturnin

The wine region of Saint-Saturnin is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Virgile Joly or the Domaine de Malavieille produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Saturnin are Mourvèdre, Merlot and Chasan, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Saturnin often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of black olive, black cherries or earthy.

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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