Domaine des VarinellesVieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny of the Domaine des Varinelles is in the top 30 of wines of Saumur.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
The Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny of Domaine des Varinelles matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, spaghetti carbonara or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Varinelles's Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny from Domaine des Varinelles are 2011, 2010
Informations about the Domaine des Varinelles
The Domaine des Varinelles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: Aranean
The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.
