The Winery La Font du Vent of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery La Font du Vent
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Domaine Font de Michelle.
It is ranked in the top 540 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery La Font du Vent is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Font du Vent wines

Looking for the best Winery La Font du Vent wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Font du Vent 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 Winery La Font du Vent wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery La Font du Vent

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Font du Vent

How Winery La Font du Vent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, lamb roast with lavender or baked duck legs with potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Font du Vent

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Font du Vent. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, pepper or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, mint or eucalyptus. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Font du Vent. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Font du Vent

  • 2018With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.63/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Font du Vent.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Winery La Font du Vent

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Font du Vent

How Winery La Font du Vent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, norwegian salmon parmentier or goat cheese, walnut and raisin cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Font du Vent

In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Font du Vent. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Font du Vent.

  • Clairette
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Bourboulenc

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Winery La Font du Vent

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery La Font du Vent

How Winery La Font du Vent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, braids of sole and salmon with morels or fish paella.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery La Font du Vent.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Font du Vent

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery La Font du Vent.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

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.

News about Winery La Font du Vent and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

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