Château de Fourques - À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier

Château de FourquesÀ l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier of Château de Fourques is a red wine from the region of Grès de Montpellier of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier from the Château de Fourques

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier of Château de Fourques in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Château de Fourques's À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier.

Winemaker
Olivier Moreau
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Précoce Bousquet

The Précoce Bousquet blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Tarn). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Precoce Bousquet blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier - 2015
In the top 100 of of Grès de Montpellier wines
Average rating: 4.111110
À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier - 2014
In the top 100 of of Grès de Montpellier wines
Average rating: 3.411100
À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier - 2010
In the top 100 of of Grès de Montpellier wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of À l'ombre du Vent Grès de Montpellier from Château de Fourques are 2015, 2010, 2014

Informations about the Château de Fourques

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Grès de Montpellier in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The wine region of Grès de Montpellier

The wine region of Grès de Montpellier is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Mas du Novi - Domaine Saint Jean du Noviciat or the Château de Flaugergues produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grès de Montpellier are Mourvèdre, Gewurztraminer and Morrastel-Bouschet, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grès de Montpellier often reveals types of flavors of oak, caramel or menthol and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or cream.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

The word of the wine: Right bank

In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.

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