Winery FontanylCôtes de Provence Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côtes de Provence Rouge of Winery Fontanyl in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of pepper, dark fruit or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Provence Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Provence Rouge
The Côtes de Provence Rouge of Winery Fontanyl matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or chakchouka.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontanyl's Côtes de Provence Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes de Provence Rouge from Winery Fontanyl are 2013, 2016, 2012, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Fontanyl
The Winery Fontanyl is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Provence
World reference for pale, elegant rosé: salmon to onion-skin hue, notes of strawberry, pink grapefruit, white peach and flowers, fresh, dry, mineral palate, taut finish. 90% of output, the Provençal signature. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and native Tibouren in the blend. A few fleshy Mediterranean reds (Mourvèdre, Syrah) and saline Vermentino whites.
The wine region of Provence
World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.
The word of the wine: Balthazar
Bottle with a capacity of 12 litres.
