Winery Les Fontenilles - Atlantique

Winery Les FontenillesAtlantique

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Atlantique of Winery Les Fontenilles is a red wine from the region of Atlantique of Vin de Pays.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 Atlantique from the Winery Les Fontenilles

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Atlantique of Winery Les Fontenilles in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Fontenilles's Atlantique.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Atlantique - 2012
In the top 100 of of Atlantique wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Atlantique - 2011
In the top 100 of of Atlantique wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Atlantique from Winery Les Fontenilles are 2012, 2011

Informations about the Winery Les Fontenilles

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Atlantique in the region of Vin de Pays

The Winery Les Fontenilles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Atlantique to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de Pays
In the top 300000 of of France wines
In the top 350 of of Atlantique wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Atlantique

The regional name of Vin de pays de l'Atlantique exists since 2006. For red, rosé and white wines, it brings together 76 producer and Cellar members in Gironde, Dordogne and other departments of Poitou and Aquitaine, for a production of 39. 500 hectolitres of wine, 62% of which is red wine. This denomination is a complement of range of the AOC of Bordeaux.


The wine region of Vin de Pays

Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".

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The word of the wine: Glycerol

Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.

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