Château de FontcreuseCuvée F Cassis
White wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Clairette, the Marsanne, the Ugni blanc et rose and the Ugni blanc.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, lean fish or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Cuvée F Cassis from the Château de Fontcreuse
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée F Cassis of Château de Fontcreuse in the region of Provence is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée F Cassis of Château de Fontcreuse in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, minerality or cassis and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée F Cassis
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée F Cassis
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée F Cassis
The Cuvée F Cassis of Château de Fontcreuse matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with marinara, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or fish fillets in papillotes.
Details and technical informations about Château de Fontcreuse's Cuvée F Cassis.
Discover the grape variety: Clairette
Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée F Cassis from Château de Fontcreuse are 2020, 2015, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
Informations about the Château de Fontcreuse
The Château de Fontcreuse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Cassis to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cassis
Cassis is a small coastal Village and wine region in Provence, in southeastern France. Created in May 1936, the Cassis appellation covers red, white and rosé wines produced from 200 hectares of vines, all located within a mile or two of the Mediterranean. (Despite its name, the village does not produce Crème de Cassis, the Sweet blackcurrant liqueur that is actually a specialty of Burgundy. ) The landscape around Cassis is that of classic Provence; Clear, blue Mediterranean waters and terracotta roofs overlooked by white limestone cliffs and surrounded by vineyards and Garrigue.
The wine region of Provence
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 word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
