The Winery Vin des Poetes of Beaujolais

Winery Vin des Poetes
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 3230 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery Vin des Poetes is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vin des Poetes wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Vin des Poetes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vin des Poetes

How Winery Vin des Poetes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of eggplant lasagna, veal colombo or country-style snow peas.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vin des Poetes.

  • Pinot Noir
  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vin des Poetes

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 Winery Vin des Poetes.

Discover the grape variety: Chatus

Chatus noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Cévennes). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Chatus noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

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The word of the wine: Vine

Climbing shrubs with woody stems called shoots that produce grapes in clusters.