Château de FontcreusePure Intense
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Clairette and the Marsanne.
This wine generally goes well with pork and shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pure Intense of Château de Fontcreuse in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cassis or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pure Intense
Pairings that work perfectly with Pure Intense
Original food and wine pairings with Pure Intense
The Pure Intense of Château de Fontcreuse matches generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of new york hot dog or seafood pie.
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 Pure Intense from Château de Fontcreuse are 2015
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: Vegetative cycle
All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.
