The Château Fonrazade of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Fonrazade
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 163 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Fonrazade is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fonrazade wines

Looking for the best Château Fonrazade wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fonrazade 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 Château Fonrazade wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Fonrazade

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fonrazade

How Château Fonrazade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, osso bucco of lamb or wild boar leg of 7 hours.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonrazade

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonrazade. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonrazade. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fonrazade

  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Fonrazade.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Roi des noirs

Interspecific crossing between 29 Seibel (70 jeager x Vitis Vinifera unknown) and the danugue made by Eugène Contassot, who would have given the seeds of the harvested grapes to Albert Seibel (1844-1936). The King of the Blacks has been widely cultivated, particularly in southwestern France and in the center-west, where we have found and photographed it. It was used several times as a sire by Albert Seibel, rubilande or 11803 Seibel is a good example.

News about Château Fonrazade and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ladle

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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