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 fish curry à la reunion, lasagna of the sea or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

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

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 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 rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of grilled sardine fillets, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or lemongrass chicken.

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Suffolk red

Interspecific crossing between the fredonia or early concord and the black monukka - the latter also being called russian seedless or black kischmish - obtained in 1935 by John Einset (1915/1981) at the Agricultural Experimental Station of the State of New-York (United States) ... practically unknown in France except for amateur gardeners, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of grapevine of table A2 list. Note that it has concord and isabelle as parents.

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 periwinkles - the perfect cook!, piperade or cake with olives and bacon.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château Bellerive

  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5

The word of the wine: Gross

Champagne with between 6 and 15 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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.