The Château Fontarèche is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Fontarèche wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fontarèche 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 Château Fontarèche wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Fontarèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta stuffed with meat, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or bread with cheese and bacon.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Fontarèche. often reveals types of flavors of peach, strawberries or thyme and sometimes also flavors of melon, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Fontarèche. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Sunny, generous southern reds: spicy, peppery Syrah, round, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), deep Mourvèdre, structured Carignan, supple Cinsault. From robust Corbières and Minervois to fresher Terrasses du Larzac, via Faugères on schist or taut Pic Saint-Loup. Lively, iodised Picpoul de Pinet whites (oysters), ample Roussanne and Marsanne. 14 sub-appellations, ~10,000 ha in regional AOC.
Fleshy, convivial wines.
How Château Fontarèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, homemade italian lasagna or oriental stuffed vegetables.
On the nose the red wine of Château Fontarèche. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fontarèche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Crisp, nervy dry whites with a pale golden colour, a taut palate and signature cutting acidity ("lip-stinger"), showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (hawthorn), green apple, Mediterranean herbs and saline marine notes. A perfect match with oysters and shellfish. The absolute star of Picpoul de Pinet AOC, Languedoc's great dry white. Indigenous French variety of the Languedoc, synonym of Piquepoul blanc.
How Château Fontarèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta bolognese, nanie's diced ham quiche or home-made coq au vin.
On the nose the white wine of Château Fontarèche. often reveals types of flavors of banana, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, citrus or lime. In the mouth the white wine of Château Fontarèche. is a .
Humidity level of the cellar necessary for a good ageing of the wines. The recommended hygrometry is around 70% in order to guarantee a good elasticity of the corks while preserving the labels.
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Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
