The Winery Alphonse Chatelet of Beaujolais

Winery Alphonse Chatelet - Chiroubles
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.
It is ranked in the top 4271 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery Alphonse Chatelet is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alphonse Chatelet wines

Looking for the best Winery Alphonse Chatelet wines in Beaujolais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alphonse Chatelet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alphonse Chatelet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alphonse Chatelet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alphonse Chatelet

How Winery Alphonse Chatelet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with 4 cheese sauce, escargots à la bordelaise or basque chicken with chorizo.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alphonse Chatelet

  • 2015With an average score of 3.34/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alphonse Chatelet.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Beaujolais

Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.

Although best known for its red wines, the region also produces white Beaujolais Blanc, from Chardonnay and Aligote. These two white wine varieties are also sometimes used in local red wines, in which they can make up to 15% of the Final blend. There are several forms of Beaujolais red wine: standard Beaujolais (including Beaujolais Supérieur), Beaujolais Villages and the Young, characterful Beaujolais Nouveau. The highest quality wines of the region are those of the ten Beaujolais crus - ten wine regions Long recognized as the best in the region.

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Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

News about Winery Alphonse Chatelet and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Dried

Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.