The Winery La Forteresse of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery La Forteresse - Colombard - Sauvignon
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Les Vignobles Foncalieu.
It is ranked in the top 8498 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery La Forteresse is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Forteresse wines

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

The top white wines of Winery La Forteresse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Forteresse

How Winery La Forteresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta à la forestière (chanterelles), quiche without eggs or bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod).

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Forteresse.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Colombard

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc

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 typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top red wines of Winery La Forteresse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Forteresse

How Winery La Forteresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, pasta with auvergne blue cheese or osso buco with mushrooms.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Forteresse

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Forteresse.

  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery La Forteresse and wines from the region

Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium

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The word of the wine: Maccabeo

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