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 beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou.

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, earthy or microbio and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, blackberry or dried fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Côtes du Forez

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5

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

The red Côtes du Forez is a Dry red wine. It falls into the category of still wine. Côtes du Forez red is produced in the Vineyard of the Loire, vineyard in the west of France and more precisely in the wine region of Auvergne. Administratively, the Côtes du Forez red can be produced in the Loire dePartment.

Its Terroir benefits from a degraded oceanic and mountain Climate and granitic and sandy soils, volcanic rocks and basalt. The "Gamay N" Grape variety is the only one that can be used to make Côtes du Forez red wine. The red Côtes du Forez has the French label AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) and the European label AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée). This wine is part of the generic appellation Côtes du Forez.

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 filet mignon in a crust, brandade of cod from nimes or quiche without pastry.

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

    Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

    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 navarin of lamb, marinated lamb chops or sliced tuna with tomato sauce.

    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

      The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

      News from the vineyard of Côtes du Forez

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