The Winery Fontaine du Clos of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

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The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 666 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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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.

Top Winery Fontaine du Clos wines

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.

The top red wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos

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 beef colombo bourguignon style, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or civet of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

On the nose the red wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, chocolate or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, red cherry or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

  • 2008With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.77/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Caladoc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Marselan

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

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.

The top white wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos

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 pork roll with mustard, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or cheese cromesquis.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.17/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Vermentino
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Macabeo

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos

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 traditional welsh dark beer, spaghetti neapolitan style or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Barbarossa

A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.

The top pink wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Fontaine du Clos

How Winery Fontaine du Clos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fricadella, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or cassolettes of scallops.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Fontaine du Clos.

  • Tempranillo
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fontaine du Clos

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fontaine du Clos.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

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The word of the wine: Barbarossa

A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.