The Winery Mme Fontaine of Sancerre of Loire Valley

Winery Mme Fontaine
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 654 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Mme Fontaine is one of the best wineries to follow in Sancerre.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mme Fontaine wines

Looking for the best Winery Mme Fontaine wines in Sancerre among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mme Fontaine wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Mme Fontaine wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Mme Fontaine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mme Fontaine

How Winery Mme Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, shrimp curry and coconut (thailand) or hake fillet with curry.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mme Fontaine

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Mme Fontaine.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.

In the mouth of Sancerre is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 447 estates and châteaux in the of Sancerre, producing 1671 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sancerre go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mme Fontaine

Planning a wine route in the of Sancerre? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mme Fontaine.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Mme Fontaine and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.