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.
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.
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 vegetable planter, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Kingdom of Gamay (98% of the vineyard): fruity, accessible reds with signature notes of cherry, raspberry, banana (carbonic maceration), violet and sweet spices, supple tannins and juicy acidity. From festive Beaujolais Nouveau (3rd Thursday of November) to the 10 more structured, age-worthy Crus: deep earthy Morgon, sturdy Moulin-à-Vent, floral Fleurie, crunchy Brouilly. Some lively Chardonnay. 12,000 ha south of Burgundy, granitic soils.
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How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagna bolognese express, veal shoulder with cream and tarragon or paupiettes with tomato sauce.
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.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of blanquette of the sea, tuna nuggets or cake with olives and bacon.
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How Maison Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Dry, rich and lively whites and Champagne sparkling wines, pale golden, with a slender palate and very high acidity, showing delicate floral aromas, citrus (lemon), white-fleshed fruits and brioche notes when sparkling. Late and demanding. Preserved by a few Champagne growers under the CIVC, it is one of the traditional varieties authorised in Champagne for confidential cuvées. Synonym of Arbane, rare native white variety from the Aube.
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Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
