2010 Château Fontblanche
Red • Bordeaux • Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux AOC • France • 0.0 • Concours de Bordeaux Vins D'Aquitaine Médaille D'Or 2011
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2010 Château Fontblanche, Bordeaux, France, Côtes de Blaye
This appellation covers 6490 ha and produces 320,000 hl / year of red wines from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec.
The soils are calcareous with clay compounds and pebbles. It produces soft, round and well balanced red wines with beautiful fine silky tannins and a solid structure.
The domain is considered as one of the best locations and producers in the Côtes de Blaye on the right bank of the Gironde. Overlooking the Gironde estuary, the hills of Blaye offer a terroir of tremendous richness. Château de Fontblanche consists of 14 hectares on the rolling slopes in the commune of Cars.
The grapes are machine harvested with strong selection of grapes after harvest, using traditional methods. The wine is aged in oak for 12 months.
- Name:
- Château Fontblanche
- Appelation:
- Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux AOC
- Country:
- France
- Region:
- Bordeaux
- Type:
- Red
- Vintage:
- 2010
- Varietal:
- 0.0
- Content:
- 750 ml
- Degree of alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Expert Rating:
- Type:
- Ruby red with deep concentration
- Nose:
- Red fruits, cherries, cuberdons, vanilla
- Taste:
- Attack on fruit, nice acidity, tannins with some reserve, mouthfilling, quite long finish
- Dishes suggestions:
- Roast veal, roast pork, roast beef
- Conservation:
- To drink between now and 3 years
- Service Temperature:
- 18°C
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- Packaging:
- All bottles are repackaged in shock-absorbing packaging designed for the transport of wine.