The Domaine Fontaine Marcousse is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Chinian.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Fontaine Marcousse wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Fontaine Marcousse 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 Domaine Fontaine Marcousse wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Fontaine Marcousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of daube niçoise, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or veal meatballs with curry.
In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.
The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.
How Domaine Fontaine Marcousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of suckling pig leg in the oven, duck with olives or calamari with chorizo.
Interspecific crossing made by Bertille Seyve (1864-1944) between 85 Seibel and 2 Gaillard. This direct producing hybrid was mainly multiplied in the center of France where we found it and photographed it, but also in the departments of the Rhone valley, the Loiret valley, Isère, Vienne and Nièvre.
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White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
