The Château de Pierreux of Beaujolais-Villages of Beaujolais

Château de Pierreux - Beaujolais-Villages Blanc
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 25 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais-Villages in the region of Beaujolais

The Château de Pierreux is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Beaujolais-Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Pierreux wines

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

The top white wines of Château de Pierreux

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Pierreux

How Château de Pierreux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of quick salmon and zucchini lasagna, stuffed red mullet ballotines or light stuffed tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Pierreux

On the nose the white wine of Château de Pierreux. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of butter, lemon or microbio.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Pierreux

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Pierreux.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Beaujolais-Villages

Beaujolais Villages is the appellation for red, white and rosé wines from an area of 38 villages in the northern Beaujolais. The hilly terrain and granitic soil are considered superior to the flatter land of southern Beaujolais. As a result, Beaujolais Villages wines are considered to be of higher quality than those of the simple Beaujolais appellation. These juicy, light wines are based largely on the Gamay Grape.

They have a variety of red fruit and spice characters. Most of the wines at this level are made by semi-carbonic Maceration, called traditional maceration here. A small proportion of Chardonnay, Aligoté, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot Gris or Pinot Noir is allowed in the blend. These grape varieties must not represent more than 15% of the total Vineyard area.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Pierreux

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

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 about Château de Pierreux and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Tears

Traces left by the wine on the sides of the glass when it is shaken or tilted.