Château FontarècheDomaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan from the Château Fontarèche
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan of Château Fontarèche in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan
The Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan of Château Fontarèche matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boeuf en daube, tagliatelle with shrimps or meatballs catalan style.
Details and technical informations about Château Fontarèche's Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Trepat
A very old grape variety found mainly in Catalonia (Spain), in the regions of Conca de Barbera and Costers del Segre, and also in the Balearic Islands, Murcia, Valencia, etc. It is said to be related to the white heben and has no link with the white trepat of Priorat. Before the phylloxera crisis, it could be found in Languedoc and Roussillon, which is no longer the case today, but it could be interesting for producing excellent and original rosé wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Domaine Fontarèche Alicante - Carignan from Château Fontarèche are 2016, 2014, 2013, 2015 and 2011.
Informations about the Château Fontarèche
The Château Fontarèche is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Languedoc
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 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.
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The word of the wine: Foxé
An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.
