Winery Du ChateletBeaujolais Villages
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Beaujolais Villages
Pairings that work perfectly with Beaujolais Villages
Original food and wine pairings with Beaujolais Villages
The Beaujolais Villages of Winery Du Chatelet matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of mascarpone/gorgonzola macaroni gratin, sauté of doe stroganoff or cassoulet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Du Chatelet's Beaujolais Villages.
Discover the grape variety: Foglia tonda
A very old Italian grape variety, known in the south of Tuscany, in Umbria, ... in France, it is almost unknown. Foglia tonda is related to sangiovese or nielluccio from Corsica.
Informations about the Winery Du Chatelet
The Winery Du Chatelet is one of wineries to follow in Beaujolais-Villages.. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Beaujolais-Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beaujolais-Villages
Beaujolais Villages is the appellation for red, white and rosé wines from an area of 38 villages in the northern Beaujolais. The hilly terrain and granitic soil are considered superior to the flatter land of southern Beaujolais. As a result, Beaujolais Villages wines are considered to be of higher quality than those of the simple Beaujolais appellation. These juicy, light wines are based largely on the Gamay Grape.
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.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
