The Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie of Beaujolais

Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie wines

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

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.

The top white wines of Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie

How Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of cajun jumbalaya rice, tagliatelle with fresh salmon or wok of pointed cabbage with shrimps and lemongrass bo bun style.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean Jacques Castell & Cie.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.