Château du HureauSaumur-Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saumur-Champigny of Château du Hureau in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of black currant, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Saumur-Champigny
Pairings that work perfectly with Saumur-Champigny
Original food and wine pairings with Saumur-Champigny
The Saumur-Champigny of Château du Hureau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, ham and cheese macaroni gratin or roast duck with cider sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château du Hureau's Saumur-Champigny.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saumur-Champigny from Château du Hureau are 2013, 2014, 2011, 2010 and 2017.
Informations about the Château du Hureau
The Château du Hureau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Saumur-Champigny to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur-Champigny
Loire Cabernet Franc benchmark across 9 Saumur villages (clay-limestone slopes, mild oceanic climate): fine, velvety reds with vibrant cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant aromas plus floral and spicy notes, supple tannins, taut freshness and silky texture. Young wines lively and gourmand, ageworthy cuvées drift to undergrowth, leather and tobacco. Star red AOC of the Anjou-Saumur Loire, rare blend of immediate pleasure and ageing, signature Loire elegance.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
