The Château La Font du Broc is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château La Font du Broc wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Font du Broc 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 Château La Font du Broc wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château La Font du Broc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of baked pumpkin, chicken waterzooi à la gantoise or parsley knives.
On the nose the white wine of Château La Font du Broc. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
5°C.
How Château La Font du Broc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, catalan zarzuela or quiche without pastry.
On the nose the pink wine of Château La Font du Broc. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or melon. In the mouth the pink wine of Château La Font du Broc. is a with a nice freshness.
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
How Château La Font du Broc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, shish kebab or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.
On the nose the red wine of Château La Font du Broc. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, plum or leather.
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
How Château La Font du Broc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, wild boar stew or fish paella.
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
