Château de Fontenille - Bordeaux Clairet 2022

Bordeaux Clairet|Rosé wine

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Cabernet Franc

fruity

accessible

character

grilled dishes

“Made like a light red wine!”

This Bordeaux Clairet, vinified as a light red wine, is a real gem. It offers fruitiness, freshness, and a soft, rounded texture—yet it doesn’t lack balance or character. The Cabernet Franc grapes from which it is made lend it a great deal of elegance. Ideal in the summer, as an aperitif, or paired with cold buffets and grilled meats. A must-try!

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Estate

Château de Fontenille

Vintage

2022

Designation

Bordeaux Clairet

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Clay-siliceous soils with gravel (20-year-old vines)

Viticulture

In the process of converting to organic farming

Grape Harvest

At peak ripeness

Winemaking

48-hour skin contact and fermentation at a low temperature (16°C)

Livestock farming

On fine lees

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Bright red

Nose

Red berries such as raspberries and cherries

Palate

Fruity, fresh, and smooth, yet balanced and full of character

Serve

At 8-10°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2023

Drink before

2024

Production

Approximately 30,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

Serve with a cocktail party, grilled meats, chicken curry, pizza...

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Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

By 1290, the Fontenille estate in the Entre-deux-Mers region already had vineyards. Then attached to the Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure, this estate with its clay-siliceous terroir became independent in the 17th century. Since 1998, it has been managed by Stéphane Defraine, who oversees 56 hectares of vineyards—20 planted with white grapes and 36 with red—currently in the process of converting to organic farming.

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