The best wines of Côtes du Forez

Discover the best wines of Côtes du Forez of Loire Valley as well as the best winemakers of Côtes du Forez and estates of Côtes du Forez to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Côtes du Forez and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Côtes du Forez by region

Looking for a good wine of Côtes du Forez of Loire Valley among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Côtes du Forez. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Côtes du Forez with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Côtes du Forez

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Côtes du Forez

Red wines from the region of Côtes du Forez go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Côtes du Forez

On the nose the red wine of the region of Côtes du Forez. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, red fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or earth.

The best vintages in red wine of Côtes du Forez

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Côtes du Forez

  • Gamay

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Côtes du Forez

A wine route planned in the region of Côtes du Forez? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Côtes du Forez.

Discovering the wine region of Côtes du Forez

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.

Great white wines of Côtes du Forez

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Côtes du Forez

White wines from the region of Côtes du Forez go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way, skate wing with shallots or nanie's diced ham quiche.

The best vintages in white wine of Côtes du Forez

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Côtes du Forez

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Côtes du Forez

A wine route planned in the region of Côtes du Forez? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Côtes du Forez.

    Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

    Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

    Great pink wines of Côtes du Forez

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    Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Côtes du Forez

    Pink wines from the region of Côtes du Forez go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of thai beef skewers, couscous of meat and fish or tuna with tomatoes in the oven.

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Côtes du Forez

    • Gamay
    • Cabernet Franc

    The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Côtes du Forez

    A wine route planned in the region of Côtes du Forez? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Côtes du Forez.

      Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

      Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.