The Domaine Fontaine Marcousse of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Domaine Fontaine Marcousse
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 200 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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.

Top Domaine Fontaine Marcousse wines

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.

The top red wines of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse

How Domaine Fontaine Marcousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew, rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

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.

The top white wines of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse

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 roast pork in the oven, veal head with vinaigrette or stuffed squid.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Fontaine Marcousse.

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Fontaine Marcousse

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Chinian? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Fontaine Marcousse.

Discover the grape variety: Egiodola

Egiodola 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 of grapes of medium size. The Egiodola noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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