Château Fonsalette

Chteau Fonsalette is a wine that completely fits in with the style of the other wines from the hand of Emmanuel Reynaud. Refined aroma with lots of spiciness, jam and sweet wood. Soft elegant taste with refined tannins.

Appellation Côtes du Rhône

Grape variety grenache, cinsault, syrah

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

On allocation

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Château Fonsalette	France	Rhône - Meriodanales

About the winemaker The Château Fonsalette was the latest addition to the Reynaud family's holdings. Located north of Orange, Louis Reynaud acquired the Château in 1945. Here in the municipality of Lagarde-Paréol, the property is planted with grapes such as marsanne, clairette, grenache blanc, cinsault, syrah and grenache noir, as well as grains and olives here.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The terroir of Château Fonsalette is different from Rayas. Here we find more gravelly rocks and a slightly richer terroir. In total about 10 hectares of land, but certainly not all planted with grapes.
Vinification	The Reynaud family's cellars harbor much tradition. The best kept is the fact that Emmanuel Reynaud is averse to the use of new wood and that as little intervention as possible is made during the upbringing. The mostly large barrels are sometimes more than 80 years old and give the wines their unique character. In these barrels, the wines stay for a minimum of 16 months before being bottled. After bottling, the wines often stay in the domain's cellar for years. The wines of Fonsalette are made at Château Rayas.

Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	20 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13.5%
Closure	Natural cork