The Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes - Galets Roulés Côtes du Rhône
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 3646 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes wines

Looking for the best Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes 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 Les Coteaux de Fournes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes

How Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, irish stew or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.25/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsaut

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 Les Coteaux de Fournes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes

How Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes 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 country-style snow peas, cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa or ham and port cakes.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Les Coteaux de Fournes.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

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.

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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 Les Coteaux de Fournes.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Bottle with a capacity of 15 litres.