Winery FilliatreauChâteau Fouquet le Clos Saumur
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur of Winery Filliatreau in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur
Original food and wine pairings with Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur
The Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur of Winery Filliatreau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), beef tagine with vegetables or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.
Details and technical informations about Winery Filliatreau's Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur.
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 Château Fouquet le Clos Saumur from Winery Filliatreau are 2015, 2014, 2011, 2016
Informations about the Winery Filliatreau
The Winery Filliatreau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur
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.
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: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
