Le Château de FontenayLes Vignes de Paul
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Les Vignes de Paul
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Vignes de Paul
Original food and wine pairings with Les Vignes de Paul
The Les Vignes de Paul of Le Château de Fontenay matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou or pumpkin and onion gratin with comté cheese.
Details and technical informations about Le Château de Fontenay's Les Vignes de Paul.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Vignes de Paul from Le Château de Fontenay are 2013
Informations about the Le Château de Fontenay
The Le Château de Fontenay is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
