The Winery La Chapelle des Bois of Beaujolais

Winery La Chapelle des Bois
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 381 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery La Chapelle des Bois is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Chapelle des Bois wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Chapelle des Bois

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Chapelle des Bois

How Winery La Chapelle des Bois wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, tournedos rossini with port sauce or baked dumplings.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Chapelle des Bois

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Chapelle des Bois. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cedar and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, dried fruit or floral. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Chapelle des Bois. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Chapelle des Bois

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Chapelle des Bois.

  • 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: Nero d'Avola

Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

News about Winery La Chapelle des Bois and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...

Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis

Ideas for pairing wines with haggis on Burns Night: Syrah / Shiraz Shiraz-Grenache blends Viognier Beaujolais Cru (Gamay)  German Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Chilean País There are a few different avenues to explore if you’re looking to pair wines with haggis, which sees its star quality celebrated at Burns Night supper with the traditional reading of Robert Burns’ poem, ‘Address to a Haggis‘. Made well, and from a quality source, haggis offers a rich combination of meaty ...

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.