Chateau du Bellay - Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes

Chateau du BellaySaumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes of Chateau du Bellay is a red wine from the region of Saumur-Champigny of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Chateau du Bellay's Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gascon

Gascon noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Gascon noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saumur-Champigny wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saumur-Champigny wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes from Chateau du Bellay are 2014, 2015

Informations about the Chateau du Bellay

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saumur-Champigny in the region of Loire Valley

The Chateau du Bellay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Saumur-Champigny to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 55000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Saumur-Champigny wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saumur-Champigny

The wine region of Saumur-Champigny is located in the region of Saumur of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Clos Rougeard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur-Champigny are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur-Champigny often reveals types of flavors of smoke, grass or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oil or banana.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

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