Winery Les FontainesCotes Du Roussillon Villages

Red wine of Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Cotes Du Roussillon Villages of Winery Les Fontaines is a red wine from the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the Cotes Du Roussillon Villages from the Winery Les Fontaines

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Cotes Du Roussillon Villages of Winery Les Fontaines in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Cotes Du Roussillon Villages

Pairings that work perfectly with Cotes Du Roussillon Villages

Original food and wine pairings with Cotes Du Roussillon Villages

The Cotes Du Roussillon Villages of Winery Les Fontaines matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, spaghetti with beef balls or veal paupiettes with beer.

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Fontaines's Cotes Du Roussillon Villages.

Winery

Winery Les Fontaines

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Great wine region

Languedoc-Roussillon

Country

France

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Irsay Oliver

Obtained in Hungary in 1930 by Pal Kocsis by crossing the pozsonyi fehér (pressburger or white presburg) and the pearl of Csaba. This double-ended variety is found in Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, the Slovak Republic (small Carpathians), the Czech Republic (Moravia), etc. It is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Cotes Du Roussillon Villages - 2011

In the top 100 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines

Average rating: 3.3

The best vintages of Cotes Du Roussillon Villages from Winery Les Fontaines are 2011

Informations about the Winery Les Fontaines

The winery offers 10 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Côtes du Roussillon Villages in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Les Fontaines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 200000 of of France wines

In the top 40000 of of Côtes du Roussillon Villages wines

In the top 400000 of red wines

In the top 750000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages

The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages is located in the region of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Clos des Fées or the Domaine de Rombeau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Roussillon Villages are Mourvèdre, Lledoner pelut and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Roussillon Villages often reveals types of flavors of cherry, anise or black plum and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or fennel.

The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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.

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