Château Fontarèche
Château Fontarèche Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2023, Corbières, France - 1.5l
Corbières is the largest quality in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region. The standard of winemaking is as varied as the natural landscape, but when it’s good, it’s very good. This old-vine cuvée comes from a family-owned property at the heart of appellation, and it demonstrates just how good Corbières can be. Garnet red in colour, it boasts a rich array of black fruit aromas with hints of soft spice behind. Take a sip, and it’s a big, mouth-filling wine with elegant tannin, though there’s plenty of well-balanced freshness and a touch of minerality to keep everything in harmony.
GRAPE
- 40% Carignan
- 30% Syrah
- 20% Mourvèdre
- 10% Grenache
WHAT IT GOES WITH
They make this in the south of France, but the Portuguese influence is palpable. It’s good with all sorts of meat, but it’s hard to beat chanfana, the Portuguese peasant lamb dish.
ABOUT THE VINEYARD
The de Lamy family has made wine at Château Fontarèche since 1682. The beautiful property extends over 145 hectares of vines and 10 hectares of forests. When we talk about old vines, we’re not kidding - the oldest vines here are Carignan, planted way back in 1962. Carignan is the key red grape variety at Fontrarèche, but the team cultivates no fewer than 17 individual grape varieties. Interestingly, the vineyard has been tended to by an exclusively Portuguese team for over 20 years, their savoir-faire when it comes to winegrowing in hot temperatures proving invaluable.
FARMING
Conventional.
Corbières is the largest quality in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region. The standard of winemaking is as varied as the natural landscape, but when it’s good, it’s very good. This old-vine cuvée comes from a family-owned property at the heart of appellation, and it demonstrates just how good Corbières can be. Garnet red in colour, it boasts a rich array of black fruit aromas with hints of soft spice behind. Take a sip, and it’s a big, mouth-filling wine with elegant tannin, though there’s plenty of well-balanced freshness and a touch of minerality to keep everything in harmony.
GRAPE
- 40% Carignan
- 30% Syrah
- 20% Mourvèdre
- 10% Grenache
WHAT IT GOES WITH
They make this in the south of France, but the Portuguese influence is palpable. It’s good with all sorts of meat, but it’s hard to beat chanfana, the Portuguese peasant lamb dish.
ABOUT THE VINEYARD
The de Lamy family has made wine at Château Fontarèche since 1682. The beautiful property extends over 145 hectares of vines and 10 hectares of forests. When we talk about old vines, we’re not kidding - the oldest vines here are Carignan, planted way back in 1962. Carignan is the key red grape variety at Fontrarèche, but the team cultivates no fewer than 17 individual grape varieties. Interestingly, the vineyard has been tended to by an exclusively Portuguese team for over 20 years, their savoir-faire when it comes to winegrowing in hot temperatures proving invaluable.
FARMING
Conventional.
A wooden box can make your magnum look even more special, especially if you want to personalise it for a gift. We can engrave up to 50 characters, in one of five different fonts, to the front of the wooden box.
We always intend to despatch any orders on the same day, on a next day delivery service, assuming checkout is completed before 1pm as this gives us enough time to prepare the package.
You can also track your order throughout the process, ensuring that you’re home to accept it or make alternative arrangements with DPD.
If ordering as a gift, please provide the recipient’s address and a contact telephone number so they are notified a delivery is coming. While the arrival of a magnum will surely be a welcome surprise, we want to ensure somebody is available to sign for the package. We’ll keep you updated about the delivery progress, and supply a purchase invoice that doubles as a receipt for your financial records to your email address. We never include an invoice with the package in case it is a gift.
We rarely need to process returns, but in the improbable event that we need to do so, we will offer a full refund on any product returned in its original packaging and in a re-sellable condition. Unfortunately we cannot refund shipping costs.
Château Fontarèche Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2023, Corbières, France - 1.5l
Personalise
packaging
Wooden Gift Box
£10.00
£39.00
Add Engraving
£6.00
