Clos CristalSaumur-Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saumur-Champigny of Clos Cristal in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earthy, raspberry or pepper and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, earth or microbio.
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 Clos Cristal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, the garbure or cassoulet with duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Clos Cristal'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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saumur-Champigny from Clos Cristal are 2009, 2014, 2011, 2010 and 2013.
Informations about the Clos Cristal
The Clos Cristal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: Foaming
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
