The Château Piéguë of Saumur of Loire Valley

Château Piéguë
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 207 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley

The Château Piéguë is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Piéguë wines

Looking for the best Château Piéguë wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Piéguë wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Piéguë wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Piéguë

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Piéguë

How Château Piéguë wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, butternut and goat cheese gratin or rabbit with white wine.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Piéguë

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Piéguë.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saumur

The wine region of Saumur is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Guiberteau produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur often reveals types of flavors of cream, graphite or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, clove or cranberry.

In the mouth of Saumur is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 354 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur, producing 926 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

The top pink wines of Château Piéguë

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Piéguë

How Château Piéguë wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, eggs in meurette or rabbit with cider and apples.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Piéguë.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top white wines of Château Piéguë

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Piéguë

How Château Piéguë wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna with tomatoes in the oven, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Piéguë

In the mouth the white wine of Château Piéguë. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Piéguë

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Piéguë.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Solid

A full-bodied wine, rich in tannins and probably with good ageing potential.

The top sparkling wines of Château Piéguë

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Piéguë

How Château Piéguë wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, turkey osso bucco or baked potato churros.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Piéguë.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Piéguë

Planning a wine route in the of Saumur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Piéguë.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Château Piéguë and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Solid

A full-bodied wine, rich in tannins and probably with good ageing potential.