The Maison Lafond of Beaujolais

Maison Lafond
The winery offers 11 different wines
3.5
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 467 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Maison Lafond is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Maison Lafond wines

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

The top white wines of Maison Lafond

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Maison Lafond

How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, rice croquettes with salmon or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Maison Lafond.

  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Maison Lafond

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Maison Lafond

How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with zucchini, paupiettes in a casserole with cream or reblochon tartiflette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Maison Lafond

On the nose the red wine of Maison Lafond. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Maison Lafond. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Maison Lafond

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Maison Lafond.

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Allison seedless

American, intraspecific crossing between the red globe and the princess obtained in 2000 by the Sheehan genetics (California). It can be found in the United States, South Africa, Spain, Italy, ... almost unknown in France because of a very late maturity.

The top sparkling wines of Maison Lafond

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Maison Lafond

How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of paella josé style, christmas stuffed capon or bruschetta with mozzarella.

The word of the wine: N-D

Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.

The top pink wines of Maison Lafond

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Maison Lafond

How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Maison Lafond

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 Maison Lafond.