Château FontarècheVieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc
White wine
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 Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc from the Château Fontarèche
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc of Château Fontarèche in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc
The Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc of Château Fontarèche matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of quiche with mixed vegetables, vegan leek and tofu quiche or breton galette with buckwheat flour.
Details and technical informations about Château Fontarèche's Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Corbières Blanc from Château Fontarèche are 2018, 2017
Informations about the Château Fontarèche
The Château Fontarèche is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corbières
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
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: Chartreuse
In the Bordeaux region, small castle from the 18th or early 19th century.
