Discover the top 100 best wines of Saumur-Champigny of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Saumur-Champigny and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Loire Cabernet Franc benchmark across 9 Saumur villages (clay-limestone slopes, mild oceanic climate): fine, velvety reds with vibrant cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant aromas plus floral and spicy notes, supple tannins, taut freshness and silky texture. Young wines lively and gourmand, ageworthy cuvées drift to undergrowth, leather and tobacco. Star red AOC of the Anjou-Saumur Loire, rare blend of immediate pleasure and ageing, signature Loire elegance.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
wines from the region of Saumur-Champigny go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lamb with masalé sauce and rice, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or honey chicken salad.
On the nose in the region of Saumur-Champigny often reveals types of flavors of smoke, red fruit or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, black cherries or plum. In the mouth in the region of Saumur-Champigny is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
