The Winery Jean Foillard of Beaujolais

Winery Jean Foillard
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery Jean Foillard is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean Foillard wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Jean Foillard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean Foillard

How Winery Jean Foillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pad thai, sauté of veal with carrots or country cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean Foillard

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean Foillard. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or game and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, green herbs or black plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jean Foillard. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean Foillard

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.12/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean Foillard.

  • 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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Planning a wine route in the of Beaujolais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jean Foillard.

Discover the grape variety: Triomphe d'Alsace

An interspecific cross between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (Vitis Riparia x Vitis Rupestris) and the knipperlé, obtained by Eugène Kuhlmann around 1911 and marketed from 1921. It can still be found in England, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. It should be noted that there is a grape variety of American origin, fortunately white, bearing the name of triumph (concord x chasselas musqué).

News about Winery Jean Foillard and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

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-Solutré-Pouilly, 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/Bour ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

The Saint-Véran 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 Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The word of the wine: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.