Languedoc, Château Fontareche, Tradition, AOC Corbières, Red
Languedoc, Château Fontareche, Tradition, AOC Corbières, Red
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.
Presentation
Fruit and freshness, modernity and tradition.
Winemaking
The grapes are destemmed before fermentation takes place at a temperature of 28° C for 12 days with daily pumping over for maximum color and flavor extraction. Rack and return is performed twice at the end of the fermentation to completely dissolve the cap and soften the tannins.
Varietals
Carignan: 45
Grenache noir: 35
Syrah: 20
Specifications
Alcohol content: % vol.
GM: NO
Allergenes: Contains sulphites. Does not contain egg or egg products. Does not contain milk or milk-based products.
