Foncalieu Le Lien Rouge 2013

Foncalieu, 0,75 l - 14.00%
80% Syrah, 20% Grenache

€ 31.91
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How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

2 hours

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Foncalieu Le Lien Rouge 2013

Colour

Deep red appearance.

Bouquet

Bouquet with floral notes and aromas of fresh red fruit, vanilla and toast.

Flavour

Wonderful sweetness on the palate in the attack, and plenty of body with a lingering finish of roasted aromas.

Pairing

Enjoy with a beef and Szechuan pepper, a wild boar stew in grand veneur sauce or a duck parmentier.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Foncalieu Le Lien Rouge 2013
Type Red still
Classification AOC Minervois
Year 2013
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.00% by volume
Grape varieties 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Country
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Climate Mediterranean climate with oceanic influences, bringing out the freshness and structure of this exceptional wine. Altitude: 80 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Soil consisting of limestone-clay terraces with time-worn pebbles, in the windswept Minervois terroir.
Cultivation system Cordon de Royat.
Vinification Pre-fermentation cold maceration lasting 5-6 days to gently extract the pigments and aromas found in the grape skins. Alcoholic fermentation in low-capacity temperature-controlled stainless steel vats (40-100 hl) for plot-by-plot vinification. Maceration lasting 3-4 weeks with daily punching down and pumping over to gently extract the full richness from the grapes.
Ageing 12 months in French oak barrels (60% barrels of one wine, 40% barrels of two wines), with a special selection of the finest grapes to develop the wines’ length and finesse.
Production year 7,400 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Enjoy with a beef and Szechuan pepper, a wild boar stew in grand veneur sauce or a duck parmentier.
On offer Price Foncalieu Le Lien Rouge 2013 € 31.91  ex VAT

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Robert Parker
90/100 
2013
xtraWine
90/100 
2013
Wine Spectator
90/100 
2008
Foncalieu
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Les Vignobles Foncalieu are a union of cooperatives anchored in the heart of Languedoc. Our territory stretches from the Corbières massif to the banks of the Mediterranean, from the Mistral- swept hillsides to the sun-caressed plains between Carcass...

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