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 steak tartare, pan-fried black pudding with apples or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.
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.
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.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, wild boar bourguignon or duck legs with cider and small onions.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Prince. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.
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.
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 market garden rice salad, apple pie or rabbit casserole with blue cheese and dried fruit.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Prince. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.
Characterizes wines whose pleasantness results from elegance and finesse rather than power.
How Château Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of slivers of squid with tomato, roast turkey in the oven or emulsion of foie gras with pata negra.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château Prince. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
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 lasagne with two salmons, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or express chicken skewers with spices.
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.
Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.
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Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.
