The Winery Fontaine du Clos is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Fontaine du Clos wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fontaine du Clos 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 Fontaine du Clos wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Fontaine du Clos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, gypsy sauce or duck breast and roasted peaches.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, smoke or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.
However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.
How Winery Fontaine du Clos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, tuna and mozzarella pie or tomato and comté pie.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos. often reveals types of flavors of butter, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
How Winery Fontaine du Clos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche, sautéed squid with parsley or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.
How Winery Fontaine du Clos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, mexican salad with spicy dressing or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
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.
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Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
