Chateau Fontareche Vieilles Vignes Rouge Corbieres 2022

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Chateau Fontareche Vieilles Vignes Rouge Corbieres

Region: Corbieres, Languedoc, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: 40% Syrah 35% Carignan 15% Grenache 10% Marselan

ABV: 13.5%

This wine is garnet in colour and reveals fragrant aromas of black fruits and sweet spices. The palate is juicy and full-bodied, with a beautiful aromatic freshness. The Syrah contributes bright fruity and spicy characters, while the Carignan lends remarkable tannic structure to this moreish Corbières.

Château Fontarèche is surrounded by 160 hectares of sustainably-farmed vines. The grapes for this wine are sourced from the vineyards that lie beside and behind the Château, which are classified as Corbières AOC. It is a blend of the oldest vines of Syrah, Carignan, Grenache and Marselan, the oldest being a parcel of Carignan planted in 1962. The vines sit on an ancient limestone terrace and are rooted in a combination of gravel and limestone soil covered by large pebbles. This combination of soil lends an elegance and suppleness to the finished wine.

One of the most historic estates in the Languedoc, Château Fontarèche has been in the Mignard family since 1642 and is today owned by Jacques De Lamy. Winemaker Vincent Dubernet is the second generation of his family to make these wines, having taken over from his father as a consultant winemaker.

https://www.fontareche.fr