Winery Les Hauts de FontetteBergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon

Red wine of Guyenne of South West of France

3.8

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Bergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Les Hauts de Fontette is a red wine from the region of Guyenne of South West.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Bergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with Bergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with Bergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon

Lamb

Spicy food

The Bergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Les Hauts de Fontette matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn leaves, lamb with ginger honey or rabbit with chorizo.

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Hauts de Fontette's Bergerac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winery

Winery Les Hauts de Fontette

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Les Hauts de Fontette

The winery offers 1 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

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

It is located in Guyenne in the region of South West

The Winery Les Hauts de Fontette is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Guyenne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of France wines

In the top 1500 of of Guyenne wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Guyenne

45 kilometres east of Bordeaux, Blasimon is perched on a hillside overlooking the Gamage, a tributary of the Dordogne. Its hilly sites and its calm make it an ideal place to relax. A Village of medieval origin, its origin reflects the traditional organization of the bastides. The city conceals one of the Romanesque jewels of the Gironde, the Benedictine abbey of the X-XIII th centuries.

The wine region of South West

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

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