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 arroz de marisco, round zucchini stuffed with tuna or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).
Details and technical informations about Château de Fontcreuse's Cuvée F Cassis.
Discover the grape variety: Clairette
Vibrant and fresh rosés and clairets with a pale robe and tender mouth, featuring aromas of white flowers, citrus, fennel and delicate anise notes. Moderate acidity, light finish. A pink-skinned mutation of clairette blanche, occasionally blended into Provençal and Languedoc rosés. Clairette blanche signs Clairette de Die, Clairette du Languedoc AOC and enters Châteauneuf-du-Pape whites. Native southern French grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée F Cassis from Château de Fontcreuse are 2020, 2019, 2015, 2024 and 2023.
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
Provençal AOC (1936, among the first six classified) in an amphitheatre facing the Mediterranean below Cap Canaille, 196 ha on limestone soils, sunny and windy maritime climate. Signature whites (70%, rare in Provence) from Marsanne and Clairette: full-bodied and iodine-tinged with white peach, candied citrus, flowers, anise and saline-mineral coastal notes. Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc as support. Lively rosés and supple reds from Grenache and Mourvèdre.
The wine region of Provence
World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.
The word of the wine: Disorder
Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
