The Château Bellerive of Saumur of Loire Valley

Château Bellerive
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Alain Chateau.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley

The Château Bellerive is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bellerive wines

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

The top white wines of Château Bellerive

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Bellerive

How Château Bellerive wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce, back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Bellerive

On the nose the white wine of Château Bellerive. often reveals types of flavors of peach, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Bellerive. is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Bellerive

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Bellerive.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saumur

Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.

The top sweet wines of Château Bellerive

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Bellerive

How Château Bellerive wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), grandma's cherry clafoutis or quiche with blue cheese and bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Bellerive

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Bellerive. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Bellerive. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Bellerive

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Bellerive.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Gamay Fréaux

Deeply coloured, simple reds with an opaque purple hue (red pulp), supple tannins and a light palate with moderate acidity, showing discreet red fruit aromas. Teinturier profile. Formerly used to intensify the colour of southern and Burgundian blends, now marginal, surviving in a few variety collections for its patrimonial value and genetic interest. Teinturier variation of Gamay developed in the 19th century.

The top sparkling wines of Château Bellerive

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Bellerive

How Château Bellerive wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pageot, quick coconut milk chicken or shrimp acras.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château Bellerive

  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5

The word of the wine: Clos

Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Bellerive

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 Château Bellerive.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.