Château la VarièreBonnezeaux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
The Bonnezeaux of the Château la Varière is in the top 20 of wines of Saumur.
Food and wine pairings with Bonnezeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Bonnezeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Bonnezeaux
The Bonnezeaux of Château la Varière matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of paella from an old spanish grandmother..., back of cod with chorizo and parmesan crumble or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Château la Varière's Bonnezeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bonnezeaux from Château la Varière are 2013, 2011
Informations about the Château la Varière
The Château la Varière is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 54 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur
Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.
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: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
