Winery Les Vins du Troubadour - Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras

Winery Les Vins du TroubadourMarquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras of Winery Les Vins du Troubadour is a red wine from the region of Vacqueyras of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras from the Winery Les Vins du Troubadour

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras of Winery Les Vins du Troubadour in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Vins du Troubadour's Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras - 2010
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Marquis de Fonséguille Vacqueyras from Winery Les Vins du Troubadour are 2010

Informations about the Winery Les Vins du Troubadour

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vacqueyras in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Les Vins du Troubadour is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 100000 of of France wines
In the top 7000 of of Vacqueyras wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vacqueyras

The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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The word of the wine: Velouté

Said of a wine that is soft and caressing in the mouth.

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