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Domaine Fontanel, Côtes du Roussillon, Rouge, Initium, 2017
From Syrah, Grenache and Carignan grown on schist near Maury, unoaked, this is a classic Roussillon red: youthful, vivid, brambly perfumes and flavours with a peck of spice. Vigorous but supple. Now-2023
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ColourRed
RegionRoussillon
GrowerDomaine Fontanel
Grape VarietySyrah, Grenache & Carignan
Vintage2017
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeFON117
Languedoc-Roussillon
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins Doux Naturels which are such a speciality of the region, there should be something for all tastes. Secondly, there are wines for every budget; at every level we believe these wines continue to offer terrific interest...
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Domaine Fontanel
Domaine Fontanel Tautavel, France Things have changed at Domaine Fontanel, but with a sense of continuity. Elodie and Matthieu Collet bought the domaine from Pierre and Marie-Claude Fontaneil in 2017 and have already made a name for themselves, being elected no less than Vignerons de l'Année (Roussillon) du Guide Hachette 2019. After both graduating as agricultural engineers in...
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Carignan
Carignan Carignan is the grape which really distinguishes the red wines of the Languedoc and Roussillon from those of the southern Rhône (in the latter Grenache is ubiquitous and dominant, and Syrah and Mourvèdre are the preferred blending grapes). It has been a much maligned grape. For example Jancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine thunders: "Carignan, late-ripening...
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Domaine Fontanel, Côtes du Roussillon, Rouge, Initium, 2017
From Syrah, Grenache and Carignan grown on schist near Maury, unoaked, this is a classic Roussillon red: youthful, vivid, brambly perfumes and flavours with a peck of spice. Vigorous but supple. Now-2023
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Named after the cistus or rock rose, the pretty shrub which dots the hillsides, a blend of 70%...
OriginFrance
RegionFaugeres
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Magnum150cl
CodeLIQ918
GrapeSyrah & Mourvedre
Named after the cistus or rock rose, the pretty shrub which dots the hillsides, a blend of 70%...
OriginFrance
RegionFaugeres
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Bottle3L
CodeLIQ814
GrapeSyrah & Mourvedre
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