Château Haute FonrousseCôtes de Bergerac Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux
The Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux of Château Haute Fonrousse matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of light salmon steaks and, tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Château Haute Fonrousse's Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux.
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 Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux from Château Haute Fonrousse are 2014, 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2012.
Informations about the Château Haute Fonrousse
The Château Haute Fonrousse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac
The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac is located in the region of Bergerac of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Vignoble des Verdots or the Domaine Les Vignerons de Sigoulès produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, microbio or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of raisin, cassis or cherry.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Dosing liqueur (champagne)
Also known as liqueur d'expédition, a solution made up of wine and sugar added to champagne after disgorgement and which determines the type of wine: extra-brut, brut, extra-dry, dry, demi-sec.
