The Château du Basty of Beaujolais

Château du Basty
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 677 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais
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The Château du Basty is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Basty wines

Looking for the best Château du Basty wines in Beaujolais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Basty 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 Château du Basty wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château du Basty

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château du Basty

How Château du Basty wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château du Basty.

  • 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.

The top white wines of Château du Basty

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Basty

How Château du Basty wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauerkraut (with tips so to do!!!), sea sauerkraut with white wine or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château du Basty.

  • Chardonnay

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.

The top red wines of Château du Basty

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Basty

How Château du Basty wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, sliced endives with ham or pork chops with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Basty

On the nose the red wine of Château du Basty. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Basty. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Basty

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château du Basty.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Basty

Planning a wine route in the of Beaujolais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château du Basty.

Discover the grape variety: Carminoir

Intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and cabernet-sauvignon obtained in 1982 at the Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins in Wadenswil (Switzerland). It can be found in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, ... in France it is very little known.

News about Château du Basty and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...

The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.