Discover the top 100 best wines of Côtes du Forez of Côtes du Forez as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Côtes du Forez and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Loire AOC (2000) in the Loire department between the Forez mountains and the Auvergne volcanoes, granite and basaltic soils, altitude climate. Saint-Romain Gamay is the exclusive signature red (a local clone): light and crunchy with bright red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), flowers and a peppery mineral note, melted tannins and fresh acidity — often carbonic maceration. Fresh Forez rosés. Accessible, easy-drinking wines.
Light, juicy reds, low in tannins with crunchy freshness, showing aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, banana (from carbonic maceration) and peony. Easy-drinking style of Beaujolais Nouveau, more structured and mineral on the granites of the ten crus (Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Brouilly). Also in Touraine, Auvergne and Swiss Romande. A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc.
