The Château de la Fessardière of Saumur of Loire Valley

Château de la Fessardière
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 660 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley

The Château de la Fessardière is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Fessardière wines

Looking for the best Château de la Fessardière wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de la Fessardière 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 Château de la Fessardière wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château de la Fessardière

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Fessardière

How Château de la Fessardière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of osso bucco of lamb, steamed ginger fish (china) or endive frichti.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de la Fessardière.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Saumur is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 354 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur, producing 926 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

The top white wines of Château de la Fessardière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de la Fessardière

How Château de la Fessardière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna nuggets, magic cake cheese quiche or stuffed artichoke.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de la Fessardière.

  • Chenin Blanc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Château de la Fessardière

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de la Fessardière

How Château de la Fessardière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood risotto, cajun jumbalaya rice or happy new year bites.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château de la Fessardière.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)

White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.

The top red wines of Château de la Fessardière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de la Fessardière

How Château de la Fessardière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), baked dumplings or candied gizzards.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de la Fessardière

  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de la Fessardière.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

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The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)

White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.