Château FontanèsLes Traverses de Fontanès Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chenin blanc, the Clairette and the Rolle.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc from the Château Fontanès
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc of Château Fontanès in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc
The Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc of Château Fontanès matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with pistou, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.
Details and technical informations about Château Fontanès's Les Traverses de Fontanès Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Informations about the Château Fontanès
The Château Fontanès is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Leaf removal
Operation that consists in removing the leaves that form a screen between the sun and the grape.
