The Winery Fontenelle of Chiroubles of Beaujolais

Winery Fontenelle
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Beaujolais.
It is located in Chiroubles in the region of Beaujolais

The Winery Fontenelle is one of the best wineries to follow in Chiroubles.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Chiroubles to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fontenelle wines

Looking for the best Winery Fontenelle wines in Chiroubles among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fontenelle 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 Winery Fontenelle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Fontenelle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fontenelle

How Winery Fontenelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of macaroni and angel hair gratin, bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté) or coconut beans.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fontenelle.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Chiroubles

Chiroubles is an appellation for the red wines of Beaujolais. Like all the red wines of the region, they are made from the Gamay Grape. It is one of the smallest of the 10 Beaujolais crus, with about 235 hectares of vines. The wine production area is on the Southeast facing hillsides just west of Beaujolais.

The appellation's Vineyard is located in the administrative commune of Chiroubles. It is roughly in the centre-west of the Northern Beaujolais crus. The commune shares a border to the south with Morgon and one to the north with Fleurie. Its Terroir is similar to that of the latter.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fontenelle

Planning a wine route in the of Chiroubles? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fontenelle.

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.