Domaine des VarinellesLa Pichardière Saumur Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with La Pichardière Saumur Champigny
Pairings that work perfectly with La Pichardière Saumur Champigny
Original food and wine pairings with La Pichardière Saumur Champigny
The La Pichardière Saumur Champigny of Domaine des Varinelles matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), rougail sausage or turnip confit with parma cheese.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Varinelles's La Pichardière Saumur Champigny.
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
The best vintages of La Pichardière Saumur Champigny from Domaine des Varinelles are 2018, 2016, 2013, 2017
Informations about the Domaine des Varinelles
The Domaine des Varinelles is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Saumur-Champigny to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Ploussard
See poulsard.
