Domaine de FontenyAnjou
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The Anjou of the Domaine de Fonteny is in the top 0 of wines of Saumur.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Fonteny's Anjou.
Discover the grape variety: Gringet
Elegant, taut dry whites and sparkling wines with a pale golden colour, a slender palate and crisp alpine acidity, showing refined aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers (acacia), pear, dried fruits and limestone mineral notes. A crystalline mountain character. Star of Ayze AOC in the Arve valley in still and sparkling styles, rare artisan cuvées. Savoyard indigenous variety related to Jurassian Savagnin, synonym of Roussette d'Ayze.
Informations about the Domaine de Fonteny
The Domaine de Fonteny is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur
Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
