The Château Beillard of Beaujolais

Château Beillard
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 4413 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Château Beillard is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Beillard wines

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

The top red wines of Château Beillard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Beillard

How Château Beillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, guinea fowl with olives or chicken bonne femme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Beillard

On the nose the red wine of Château Beillard. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Beillard

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 Beillard.

Discover the grape variety: Aglianico

A very old grape variety grown in Italy, some believe it to be of Greek origin. In France, it is practically unknown. It can be found in Australia, the United States (California), Argentina, etc. It should not be confused with Aglianicone, another grape variety grown in Italy, which is, however, very similar to Aglianico.

News about Château Beillard and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.