The Château Prince is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Prince wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Prince 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 Prince wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, roast pork with mustard and honey or wild boar with honey.
On the nose the red wine of Château Prince. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, earthy or plum and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
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.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, quick beef bourguignon or duck stew.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Prince. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.
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.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of pancake cake with mountain filling, express cherry clafoutis or pasta with gorgonzola sauce very simple.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Prince. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.
Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with beer, chicken and onion quiche or toast with foie gras and gingerbread.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château Prince. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Vibrant and fruity rosés with a pale salmon colour, a tender palate and fresh acidity, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, candy and spring flowers. Light and thirst-quenching finish. Star of Rosé d'Anjou AOC (a pleasing off-dry rosé) and backbone of Loire and Touraine rosés. Occasionally vinified as light reds and sparkling rosés. Native Loire grape from Anjou and Touraine, once the most widely planted variety in Anjou before Cabernet Franc.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes, quiche without pastry or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).
On the nose the white wine of Château Prince. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château Prince. is a with a nice freshness.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
