Maison Mallard-GaulinFontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Fontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar
Pairings that work perfectly with Fontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar
Original food and wine pairings with Fontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar
The Fontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar of Maison Mallard-Gaulin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of picadillo, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or chicken curry (like in reunion island).
Details and technical informations about Maison Mallard-Gaulin's Fontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fontenelles Grignan-les-Adhémar from Maison Mallard-Gaulin are 2008, 2010
Informations about the Maison Mallard-Gaulin
The Maison Mallard-Gaulin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Grignan-les-Adhémar to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Grignan-les-Adhémar
The wine region of Grignan-les-Adhémar is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Grangeneuve or the Château Bizard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grignan-les-Adhémar often reveals types of flavors of earth, almonds or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or green almond.
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.
The word of the wine: Tertiary aromas
Aromas resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle. The aromas evolve with time, from fresh fruitiness to notes of stewed, candied or dried fruit, to aromas of venison or undergrowth.
