The Domaine des Forets of Chiroubles of Beaujolais

Domaine des Forets
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Chiroubles in the region of Beaujolais

The Domaine des Forets is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Chiroubles to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Forets wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine des Forets

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Forets

How Domaine des Forets wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of ham lasagness, roast veal in the oven or meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery).

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine des Forets.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Chiroubles

Chiroubles is an appellation for the red wines of Beaujolais. Like all the red wines of the region, they are made from the Gamay Grape. It is one of the smallest of the 10 Beaujolais crus, with about 235 hectares of vines. The wine production area is on the Southeast facing hillsides just west of Beaujolais.

The appellation's Vineyard is located in the administrative commune of Chiroubles. It is roughly in the centre-west of the Northern Beaujolais crus. The commune shares a border to the south with Morgon and one to the north with Fleurie. Its Terroir is similar to that of the latter.

The top red wines of Domaine des Forets

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Forets

How Domaine des Forets wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with alfredo sauce, festive chinese fondue or english breakfast.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine des Forets.

  • Gamay

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Forets

Planning a wine route in the of Chiroubles? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine des Forets.

Discover the grape variety: Couderc

Couderc noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It is a variety resulting from a crossing of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Couderc noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Domaine des Forets and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Servadou iron

A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.