Château Les FenalsCuvée Agathe
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
The Cuvée Agathe of the Château Les Fenals is in the top 50 of wines of Fitou.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Agathe
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Agathe
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Agathe
The Cuvée Agathe of Château Les Fenals matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, pasta with 4 cheese sauce or veal paupiettes with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Château Les Fenals's Cuvée Agathe.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Light, airy reds with a pale, lightly coloured ruby robe, supple tannins and a light palate with moderate acidity, featuring discreet aromas of red fruits and Provençal garrigue notes. Low alcohol. Late-ripening (35 days after Chasselas). Historically recommended in the Vaucluse and the Var, now nearly extinct and preserved in a few Provençal heritage plots. Autochthonous Provençal black variety, once widespread in south-eastern France.
Informations about the Château Les Fenals
The Château Les Fenals is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Fitou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fitou
Languedoc's 1st red AOC (1948), realm of Carignan on 2 separated entities (maritime Leucate lagoon, mountainous Mont Tauch). Signature powerful structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, liquorice, pepper and schistous mineral touch, firm tannins and warm mouth — sunny ageing wines (5-15 years). Grenache brings finesse and fruit, Syrah spice, Mourvèdre depth. Schist and limestone soils over ~2,500 ha.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Musty (taste of)
A disgusting taste due to a defect in the grapes or, more commonly, a defect in the barrel.
