The Winery Frédéric Montangeron of Beaujolais

Winery Frédéric Montangeron
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 774 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery Frédéric Montangeron is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Frédéric Montangeron wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Frédéric Montangeron

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Frédéric Montangeron

How Winery Frédéric Montangeron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of meat and goat pie, veal paupiettes with mushrooms or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Frédéric Montangeron

On the nose the red wine of Winery Frédéric Montangeron. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, violet or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, earth or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Frédéric Montangeron. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Frédéric Montangeron

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Frédéric Montangeron.

  • 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.

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Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

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The word of the wine: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.