Château FontarècheVieilles Vignes Sélection
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 Vieilles Vignes Sélection from the Château Fontarèche
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Sélection of Château Fontarèche in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Sélection of Château Fontarèche in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, chocolate or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Sélection
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Sélection
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Sélection
The Vieilles Vignes Sélection of Château Fontarèche matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, cannelloni au gratin stuffed with bolognese sauce or duck breast with red fruits.
Details and technical informations about Château Fontarèche's Vieilles Vignes Sélection.
Discover the grape variety: Calabrese
Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Sélection from Château Fontarèche are 2010, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2017.
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 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: Length
Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.
