The Clos Cristal is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos Cristal wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos Cristal 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 Clos Cristal wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos Cristal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, pork cheeks confit in cider or watercress salad with vitamins.
On the nose the red wine of Clos Cristal. often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cherry or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Clos Cristal. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Clos Cristal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon and goat cheese quiche, quiche lorraine or chicken liver cake.
In the mouth the white wine of Clos Cristal. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
Planning a wine route in the of Saumur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Clos Cristal.
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.
