AOC Coteaux du Lyonnais wines awarded at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge

A.O.C./A.O.P.

covering an extensive 48 towns and villages, this appellation stretches westwards along the right banks of the Rhone. It occupies a strip of land 40 km long by 30 km wide and is sandwiched between Beaujolais in the north and the Côtes-du-Rhône in the south. The vines are planted on hillside and plateaux sites facing east or south-east. The lion’s share of the wines are red, with a balance of whites making up the remaining 5%.

Grape varieties: Vins rouges : gamay. Vins blancs secs : Pinot blanc, Chardonnay et Aligoté

The wines of this appellation

red Coteaux du Lyonnais boast a cherry-red hue and fragrances of raspberry and cherry. They are light, fruity wines for quaffing, best enjoyed when served with cooked cold pork meats (chitterlings sausages, paté, hot dried sausage), poultry, roasted or braised red meats, stew, roast poultry and cheeses. The whites have a yellow hue with hints of green and develop aromas of citrus fruit, grapefruit and exotic fruits. They are the perfect match for pike quenelles. The rosés are fresh, intense, fruity and elegant wines, which are great as thirst-quenchers.