The Winery Gaignard is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Gaignard wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gaignard 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 Winery Gaignard wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Gaignard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, cabbage casserole or rack of lamb with herbs.
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.
How Winery Gaignard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mussels with bleu de bresse, monkfish with cream sauce and baked potatoes or apple pie.
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.
How Winery Gaignard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of quenelles in nantua sauce, braids of sole and salmon with morels or yoghurt cake.
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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.
