Discover the top 100 best red wines of Coteaux du Lyonnais of Coteaux du Lyonnais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Coteaux du Lyonnais and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Southern Beaujolais AOC on the Monts du Lyonnais, granite and schist soils, semi-continental climate. Signature Gamay as red king (whole-cluster Beaujolais-style): gulpable and fruity with red cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, banana and peppery touch, fine tannins and thirst-quenching palate — accessible juicy quaffer. Also fresh, gourmand rosés. Chardonnay and Aligoté as confidential whites (apple, citrus, blossom).
Style close to Beaujolais-Villages.
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.
red wines from the region of Coteaux du Lyonnais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, osso bucco of lamb or homemade pork curry.
On the nose in the region of Coteaux du Lyonnais often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, raspberry or stone and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Coteaux du Lyonnais is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
