The Château de l'Eclair of Beaujolais

Château de l'Eclair - Beaujolais Blanc
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1208 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Château de l'Eclair is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de l'Eclair wines

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

The top white wines of Château de l'Eclair

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de l'Eclair

How Château de l'Eclair wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of leek and salmon lasagna, tuna and mayonnaise onigiri or tagliatelle with scallops.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de l'Eclair

In the mouth the white wine of Château de l'Eclair. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de l'Eclair

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de l'Eclair.

  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Château de l'Eclair

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de l'Eclair

How Château de l'Eclair wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with sausage, duck breast with red fruits or creole chipolatas.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de l'Eclair

In the mouth the red wine of Château de l'Eclair. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de l'Eclair

  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de l'Eclair.

  • Gamay
  • Gamaret

Discover the grape variety: Gamaret

Gamaret noir is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches, and grapes of medium size. Gamaret noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de l'Eclair

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 de l'Eclair.

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 l'Eclair and wines from the region

International Beaujolais Nouveau Day

Although Cru Beaujolais has been having its moment in the sun for a few years now, its younger, lighter-bodied ‘nouveau’ cousin is coming back into its own. How Beaujolais Nouveau Day started The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking terms. This occasion called for a massive celebration among Beaujolais-based vigneron ...

Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary

Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...

Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers

According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.