The Winery La Fontbouchet is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Joseph.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Saint-Joseph to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery La Fontbouchet wines in Saint-Joseph among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Fontbouchet 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 Fontbouchet wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery La Fontbouchet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, tunisian haja or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.
The wine region of Saint-Joseph is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yves Gangloff or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Joseph are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
On the nose of Saint-Joseph often reveals types of flavors of cream, orange peel or prune and sometimes also flavors of brioche, nutty or green apple. In the mouth of Saint-Joseph is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 298 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Joseph, producing 732 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Joseph go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Winery La Fontbouchet 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, venison leg in casserole or linguine with squid ink and cockles.
Portuguese, more precisely from the island of Madeira where it is still the most cultivated. It can be found in the United States (California), in Spain, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Its parents are Grenache and Pinot Noir, an intraspecific cross obtained over two hundred years ago. It should be noted that this variety is the father of the egiodola.
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From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
