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 asparagus and chicken, veal axoa (basque country) or traditional flemish carbonades.

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 tagliatelle with foie gras, wild salmon with verbena steam or shrimps with curry and coconut milk.

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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Discover the grape variety: Glacière

Unknown, it is still found only in Vaucluse in most cases established in arbors (our photographs), never in culture. La Glacière is a table grape, not always pleasant to eat, that was once kept either on stumps or on racks for the winter. Today, it is very rare to find this variety, which has completely disappeared.