Winery L. MetairieFitou
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Fitou
Pairings that work perfectly with Fitou
Original food and wine pairings with Fitou
The Fitou of Winery L. Metairie matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, the corsican soup or escargots à la bordelaise.
Details and technical informations about Winery L. Metairie's Fitou.
Discover the grape variety: Feteasca neagra
A very old variety native to Romania, found much more in Romanian Moldavia and Wallachia, almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A2. According to Viala and Vermorel, it is the black form of feteasca alba. It should not be confused with feteasca regala.
Informations about the Winery L. Metairie
The Winery L. Metairie is one of wineries to follow in Fitou.. It offers 286 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Fitou is a red wine appellation in the heart of the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in southern France. The wine takes its name from a small Village located a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The typical Fitou wine is not dissimilar to the reds produced in the neighbouring Corbières (i. e.
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: Oxidation
Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.
