The Domaine des Bénédictins is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine des Bénédictins wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Bénédictins 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 Domaine des Bénédictins wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine des Bénédictins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices, salmon in brick pastry or lemongrass chicken.
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 Domaine des Bénédictins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, skate wings with black butter sauce or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
In the mouth the white wine of Domaine des Bénédictins. is a with a nice freshness.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Domaine des Bénédictins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.
How Domaine des Bénédictins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, pork roll with mustard or canned duck confit.
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 Domaine des Bénédictins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or quiche without eggs.
White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.
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Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
