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Château Fonsèche
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Domaines Fabre.
It is ranked in the top 230 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Fonsèche is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fonsèche wines

Looking for the best Château Fonsèche wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fonsèche 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 Fonsèche wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Fonsèche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fonsèche

How Château Fonsèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, seven o'clock leg of lamb or rabbit in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonsèche

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonsèche. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonsèche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fonsèche

  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).

5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.

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Discover the grape variety: Dunkelfelder

Intensely coloured and supple reds with an inky, near-black robe, melted tannins and a fruity mouthfeel, with simple aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), cherry, plum and floral notes. A dye variety (red pulp) mainly used in blending to boost the colour of light reds (notably Pinot Noir) in Germany (Pfalz), Switzerland and England. A German hybrid created in 1939 at Geisenheim (Färbertraube × Pinot Noir).

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