The Domaine de Foretal of Beaujolais

Domaine de Foretal
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1712 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Domaine de Foretal is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Foretal wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de Foretal

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Foretal

How Domaine de Foretal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese, pasta with veal stock sauce or baked pork chops.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Foretal

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Foretal. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, blueberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Foretal. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Foretal

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Foretal.

  • 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 Domaine de Foretal

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Foretal

How Domaine de Foretal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, baked sea bream or mussels with camembert cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Foretal.

  • 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.

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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 Domaine de Foretal.

Discover the grape variety: Arbois

Arbois is a white grape variety of French origin, in Touraine. Its name comes from orboué, a local patois word. It is recommended in the departments of Indre, Indre-et-Vallée de la Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Vallée de la Loiret, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne, and is listed as a grape variety in the Touraine, Touraine Sparkling, Cheverny and Valencay AOCs. Arbois is not widely cultivated in France, covering about 650 hectares, 600 of which are in the Loir-et-Cher region. It is a vigorous variety, but moderately productive (40 to 80 hectoliters per hectare). It is part of the grape varieties used for Vouvray, Crémant de la Loire Valley, Cheverny and Valençay wines. It gives a wine with little acidity, dry, fresh and supple. It is mainly used in blending. This grape variety from the Centre region should not be confused with the vineyard and wine of Arbois, in the Jura.

News about Domaine de Foretal and wines from the region

Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis

Ideas for pairing wines with haggis on Burns Night: Syrah / Shiraz Shiraz-Grenache blends Viognier Beaujolais Cru (Gamay)  German Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Chilean País There are a few different avenues to explore if you’re looking to pair wines with haggis, which sees its star quality celebrated at Burns Night supper with the traditional reading of Robert Burns’ poem, ‘Address to a Haggis‘. Made well, and from a quality source, haggis offers a rich combination of meaty ...

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: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.