Winery Pierre NoireCôtes du Forez
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Noire's Côtes du Forez.
Discover the grape variety: Vuillermin
Structured, elegant reds with fine ageing potential, a deep ruby robe, fine tannins, an ample palate and fresh acidity; signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry), spices, alpine herbs and floral notes (violet). Distinctive alpine profile. Preserved for its heritage value by a few committed Valdostan growers. Rare black grape of the Aosta Valley, nearly extinct and rediscovered in the 1990s.
Informations about the Winery Pierre Noire
The Winery Pierre Noire is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Forez to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Forez
Loire AOC (2000) in the Loire department between the Forez mountains and the Auvergne volcanoes, granite and basaltic soils, altitude climate. Saint-Romain Gamay is the exclusive signature red (a local clone): light and crunchy with bright red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), flowers and a peppery mineral note, melted tannins and fresh acidity — often carbonic maceration. Fresh Forez rosés. Accessible, easy-drinking wines.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Generous
Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).
