Chateau du BellaySaumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Chateau du Bellay's Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes.
Discover the grape variety: Neheleschol
A very ancient table grape, it is mentioned in the Bible. Luigi and Alberto Pirovano of Vaprio d'Adda used it in many of their crosses. - Synonyms: neg(u)elescol, giant of Palestine, white grape of Jerusalem, eparce or eparse, yellow olivette with small berries, grape of Jericho (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes from Chateau du Bellay are 2014, 2015
Informations about the Chateau du Bellay
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)
Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.
