Château du HureauSaumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux

Red wine of Saumur-Champigny of Loire Valley of France

4.0

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux of Château du Hureau is a red wine from the region of Saumur-Champigny of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Food and wine pairings with Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux

Pairings that work perfectly with Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux

Original food and wine pairings with Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux

Wine and food pairings with Game (deer, venison)

Mild and soft cheese

The Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux of Château du Hureau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, alsatian sauerkraut or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

Details and technical informations about Château du Hureau's Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux.

Winery

Château du Hureau

Winemaker

Philippe Vatan

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux - 2014

In the top 100 of of Saumur-Champigny wines

Average rating: 4.2

Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux - 2011

In the top 100 of of Saumur-Champigny wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Saumur-Champigny Fours à Chaux from Château du Hureau are 2014, 2011

Informations about the Château du Hureau

The winery offers 11 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Saumur-Champigny in the region of Loire Valley

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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.

In the top 60000 of of France wines

In the top 500 of of Saumur-Champigny wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.