The Château de Fontcreuse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Fontcreuse wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Fontcreuse 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 de Fontcreuse wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Fontcreuse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, mathieu's lamb tagine or roast doe in the oven.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Fontcreuse. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vanilla or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of cassis, non oak or earth.
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
5°C.
How Château de Fontcreuse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or lean fish such as recipes of paella de marisco (seafood paella), chinese fondue or japanese fondue.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Fontcreuse. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, minerality or cassis and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Fontcreuse. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
How Château de Fontcreuse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta "carbonara" à la française, pasta with scampi or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Fontcreuse. often reveals types of flavors of cassis, black fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château de Fontcreuse. is a with a nice freshness.
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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.
