Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul TollotLes Fontanilles Minervois
Red wine
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.
The Les Fontanilles Minervois of the Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot is in the top 90 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Les Fontanilles Minervois from the Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Fontanilles Minervois of Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Fontanilles Minervois of Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or clove and sometimes also flavors of cassis, raisin or cinnamon.
Food and wine pairings with Les Fontanilles Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Fontanilles Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Les Fontanilles Minervois
The Les Fontanilles Minervois of Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or tête de veau sauce moi.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot's Les Fontanilles Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Altesse
The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Fontanilles Minervois from Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot are 2018, 2015, 2017, 2012 and 2009.
Informations about the Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot
The Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
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.
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The word of the wine: Fade
Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.
