The Winery Famille Baron Foucher of Coteaux du Giennois of Loire Valley

Winery Famille Baron Foucher
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Coteaux du Giennois in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Famille Baron Foucher is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Coteaux du Giennois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Famille Baron Foucher wines

Looking for the best Winery Famille Baron Foucher wines in Coteaux du Giennois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Famille Baron Foucher 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 Winery Famille Baron Foucher wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

How Winery Famille Baron Foucher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of currywurst, lobster in court-bouillon or yassa chicken (senegal).

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Coteaux du Giennois

The Coteaux-du-Giennois AOC is located in the Centre-Loire sub-region. The 200 hectare VineyardLies on two distinct soils separated by the "Cosne fault". To the North, the soils are composed of clay, silica and sometimes limestone, they are located in the area from Briare to Gien. To the South, the vineyards are located on white earth and clots, with siliceous deposits in places.

To claim their Coteaux-du-Giennois appellation, the wines must be made from the Sauvignon grape variety for the whites, and from a blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir for the reds and rosés. The proximity of the Loire River offers a mild Climate, even if some late frosts sometimes occur in the spring. 8,100 hectoliters are produced annually if we combine the three types of wines. The characteristics of each of the Coteaux-du-Giennois are difficult to define because these wines present very varied gustatory nuances according to their soil and their situation.

The top red wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

How Winery Famille Baron Foucher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, turkey ballotine or stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

On the nose the red wine of Winery Famille Baron Foucher. often reveals types of flavors of oak, minerality or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top pink wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Famille Baron Foucher

How Winery Famille Baron Foucher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal paupiettes with mushrooms, quiche without pastry or magret with pepper.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Famille Baron Foucher.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Famille Baron Foucher

Planning a wine route in the of Coteaux du Giennois? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Famille Baron Foucher.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Famille Baron Foucher and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

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-Igé, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.