The Château Fonsalade is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Fonsalade wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fonsalade wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Fonsalade wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Fonsalade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), pasta gratin with courgettes and ham or escalope cordon bleu.
On the nose the red wine of Château Fonsalade. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of pepper, cassis or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonsalade. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
Iodised Picpoul whites, floral Muscat de Rivesaltes. ~25% of the French vineyard across 4 departments.
How Château Fonsalade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of ollada (catalonia), bacalhau com natas or shrimp with curry express.
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
How Château Fonsalade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of express seafood spaghetti, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or codfish accras.
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
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Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
