The Domaine des Frogères of Saumur-Champigny of Loire Valley

Domaine des Frogères
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 30 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur-Champigny in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Frogères is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Saumur-Champigny to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Frogères wines

Looking for the best Domaine des Frogères wines in Saumur-Champigny among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Frogères 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 Frogères wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine des Frogères

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Frogères

How Domaine des Frogères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, kale soup or venison leg in casserole.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Frogères

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine des Frogères.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering 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 top white wines of Domaine des Frogères

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Frogères

How Domaine des Frogères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of wild rice salad with tuna, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine des Frogères.

  • Chenin Blanc

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.

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Planning a wine route in the of Saumur-Champigny? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine des Frogères.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

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.