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 bare-assed cockerel (ardennes), prime rib with chervil butter or shrimp risotto with curry.
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 baked pork chops, shrimp curry and coconut (thailand) or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
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.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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 bourguignon in the oven of nanou, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or macaroonade from sète.
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.
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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 eggs in meurette, wild boar stew or mie goreng.
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.
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Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.
