Domaine des FrogèresSaumur Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Saumur Champigny
Pairings that work perfectly with Saumur Champigny
Original food and wine pairings with Saumur Champigny
The Saumur Champigny of Domaine des Frogères matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, cannelloni of meat or fillet of venison.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Frogères's 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.
Informations about the Domaine des Frogères
The Domaine des Frogères is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Burgundy melon
A white grape variety from Burgundy that is not widely used in its native region, but has spread to the Nantes region. It is the exclusive variety of Muscadet. It gives a dry pale yellow wine, supple and lively, with an intense bouquet, to which maturing on lees gives fatness and aromatic complexity.
