Red Wines France

The year 2019 is also a year of extremes on the Rhône and put the winegrowers under extreme pressure until shortly before the harvest began.

While the exciting 2017 vintage follows its very own logic, the second wine from Château Fonroque 2018 ties in with the 2016 vintage in terms of quality and style and manages to s.

Deep ruby red. Aromas of ripe red berries and blackberries with subtle hints of vanilla beans and cocoa beans.

Wonderfully structured with a dense body and elegant, silky fruit aromas of strawberries and plums as well as hints of almonds. Filigree and complex with a round tannin structure.

This red Bergerac was vinified from the classic Bordeaux grape varieties Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep purple in the glass.

Our first self-planted Syrah vineyard delivered exceptionally good grapes in 2018 and the planting was now old enough to be classified as Terrasses du Larzac.

The 2020 vintage was one of the earliest ripening vintages in the Languedoc in recent years. Despite the early ripening, the summer was fortunately not as dry as 2019.

In June we created a subtle assemblage from four selected 500l wooden barrels, the character of which is shaped by our Syrah vineyard, which is located directly below the chapel.

Second wine Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron, PauillacNamed after the towers of the Château, the wine embodies all the charm of the place.

Color: dark, shiny ruby red with violet reflectionsScent: spicy aromatic bouquet of red and black fruits (blueberries, plums) and delicate woody notes with hints of violets and me.

Color: dark, shiny purple-ruby redFragrance: fruity, fragrant bouquet of morello cherries, red and black wild berries (blackberries, currants) with a hint of baking cocoa, vanilla.

The grapes are selected on the vine and picked by hand. They then macerate in stainless steel tanks for two weeks and then mature in cement vats for 12 months.

Even the simple Corbières gives a foretaste of the great site wines. Traditional grape varieties such as Grenache and Carignan, ripe grapes, a flattering wine with substance.

Color: reddish-purple color with cherry red highlightsFragrance: aromatic, complex bouquet of ripe dark wild berries (black currants, blackberries), fine floral hints and delicate.