The Château La Forchetiere of Pays Nantais of Loire Valley

Château La Forchetiere - Chardonnay
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Grands Chais de France (Groupe GCF).
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Pays Nantais in the region of Loire Valley

The Château La Forchetiere is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Pays Nantais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Forchetiere wines

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

The top white wines of Château La Forchetiere

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château La Forchetiere

How Château La Forchetiere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, salmon and spinach lasagna or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château La Forchetiere

On the nose the white wine of Château La Forchetiere. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, oaky or minerality and sometimes also flavors of stone, earth or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château La Forchetiere. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château La Forchetiere

  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.43/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château La Forchetiere.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Chardonnay
  • Piquepoul Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Pays Nantais

The Pays Nantais is the region surrounding the city of Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of Brittany, France. The region covers an area of about 90 kilometres from east to west, between neighbouring Anjou and the Atlantic coast. Most of the production produces light, fresh white wines. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Muscadet, where the melon">Melon de Bourgogne grape dominates the plantings.

Muscadet wines are, in turn, produced under several different appellations, including Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine. Melon de Bourgogne is not a particularly tasty grape variety, so without care in the Vineyard and careful Vinification, the wines are likely to be rather bland and Characterless. This is especially true in hot vintages, when the grapes tend to lose their Organoleptic complexity and their vital, characteristic Acidity. In order to glean as much flavour and character as possible from the grape must, many wines are left on the lees for weeks or even months.

The top red wines of Château La Forchetiere

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Forchetiere

How Château La Forchetiere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple veal sauté, new york hot dog or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Forchetiere

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château La Forchetiere

Planning a wine route in the of Pays Nantais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château La Forchetiere.

Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul

Piquepoul noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Piquepoul noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château La Forchetiere and wines from the region

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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Romantic restaurants for wine lovers on Valentine’s Day

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The word of the wine: Champagne rosé

Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.