The Winery Albert Besombes of Saumur of Loire Valley

Winery Albert Besombes
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 85 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Albert Besombes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Albert Besombes wines

Looking for the best Winery Albert Besombes wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Albert Besombes 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 Albert Besombes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Albert Besombes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Albert Besombes

How Winery Albert Besombes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, soft and inexpensive pasta gratin or venison stew.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Albert Besombes

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Albert Besombes.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Saumur

The wine region of Saumur is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Guiberteau produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur often reveals types of flavors of cream, graphite or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, clove or cranberry.

In the mouth of Saumur is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 354 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur, producing 926 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

The top sweet wines of Winery Albert Besombes

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Albert Besombes

How Winery Albert Besombes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of epoisses fondue (cheese), yoghurt cake or beloved steaks.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Albert Besombes.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Albert Besombes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Albert Besombes

How Winery Albert Besombes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs) or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Albert Besombes

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Albert Besombes. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Albert Besombes

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Albert Besombes.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Aromatic

Character of a wine that is particularly expressive and rich in aromas. Some grape varieties, such as Gewurztraminer or Muscat, produce very aromatic wines.

The top white wines of Winery Albert Besombes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Albert Besombes

How Winery Albert Besombes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of quinoa with shrimp, papillote of fish with cream sauce or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Albert Besombes

  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Albert Besombes.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Albert Besombes

Planning a wine route in the of Saumur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Albert Besombes.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Albert Besombes and wines from the region

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The word of the wine: Aromatic

Character of a wine that is particularly expressive and rich in aromas. Some grape varieties, such as Gewurztraminer or Muscat, produce very aromatic wines.