The Domaine de Fontavin of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine de Fontavin
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 430 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine de Fontavin is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Fontavin wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Fontavin wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Fontavin 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 Domaine de Fontavin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de Fontavin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Fontavin

How Domaine de Fontavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of bitumen leg of lamb, chicken in red wine or senegalese rice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Fontavin

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Fontavin. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, plum or pepper and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Fontavin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Fontavin

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Fontavin.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Malbec
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine de Fontavin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Fontavin

How Domaine de Fontavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade or macaroni and cheese gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de Fontavin

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de Fontavin. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de Fontavin

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Fontavin.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Marsanne
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de Fontavin

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine de Fontavin

How Domaine de Fontavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of mussels with curry or brownies with nuts.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine de Fontavin.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.

The top pink wines of Domaine de Fontavin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de Fontavin

How Domaine de Fontavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of old-fashioned pork roll, tuna gratin or risotto of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine de Fontavin

In the mouth the pink wine of Domaine de Fontavin. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine de Fontavin

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de Fontavin.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Caladoc

Caladoc noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Caladoc noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top natural sweet wines of Domaine de Fontavin

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Domaine de Fontavin

How Domaine de Fontavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of daube niçoise or birthday cake.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Domaine de Fontavin

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Domaine de Fontavin.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Fontavin

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Fontavin.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

News about Domaine de Fontavin and wines from the region

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The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

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An overview of the Rully appellation

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The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.