Winery Gilles CantonsChâteau Fontanche Les Uyères Saint-Chinian Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Château Fontanche Les Uyères Saint-Chinian Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Fontanche Les Uyères Saint-Chinian Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Château Fontanche Les Uyères Saint-Chinian Rosé
The Château Fontanche Les Uyères Saint-Chinian Rosé of Winery Gilles Cantons matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with old-fashioned tomato sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or toast with foie gras and gingerbread.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Cantons's Château Fontanche Les Uyères Saint-Chinian Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Informations about the Winery Gilles Cantons
The Winery Gilles Cantons is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.
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: Sulphites
Chemical compounds derived from sulphur (better known in the wine world as SO2) and used by winemakers for their antiseptic, antioxidant and antioxidant properties.
