
Languedoc, Château Fontarèche, Arrenaou, AOC Corbières, Rouge

Languedoc, Château Fontarèche, Arrenaou, AOC Corbières, Rouge
Château Fontarèche, owned by the De Lamy family since 1957, is located in the Languedoc region, several kilometers far from Lézignan-Corbières. The estate makes a perfect square of 145 ha formed around the Château, which are under the appellation Corbières and Pays d'Oc, on a soil composed of pebbles stones : 17 grape varieties are cultivated in the vineyard. Experienced winemaker Vincent Dubernet was also managing Abbaye de Fontfroide prior to Château Fontarèche.
The story
A wild beauty : Alicante Bouschet is a grape variety with colored pulp and naturally very tasty fruit.
Vinification
Alicante is de-stemmed and then delicately crushed before being put in vats for fermentation Carignan comes from our carbonic maceration tank. 8 months ageing in stainless steel tanks.
Varietals
Alicante-henri-bouschet: 70
Carignan: 30
Specifications
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