Wines made from Maréchal Foch grapes of Montana
Discover the best wines made with Maréchal Foch as a single variety or as a blend of Montana.
Maréchal Foch noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The Maréchal Foch noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Montana is one of the Northernmost states in the United States, bordered on the South and west by Idaho and on the north by Canada. Distilling and brewing are more important beverage industries here than wine production. As the state's name suggests (montana means "mountain" in Spanish), the landscape is characterized by mountain ranges, around which two of the state's major industries (logging and mining) are based. The traditional Grape varieties that seem to work best in Montana's mountainous terrain are Pinot noir, pinot gris, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer.
Hermitage was mercifully spared by the frost in 2021, however with elevated rainfall dilution was still a major issue. ‘It was the great terroirs that made good wines in 2021,’ said Jean-Louis Chave of Domaine JL Chave, ‘you needed slopes and old vines.’ This helped to avoid dilution, because rain runs off the slopes. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for top-scoring Hermitage 2021 wines See all 400 Rhône 2021 tasting notes and scores See the Rhône 2021 full vintage report and top scor ...
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