Winery Jean SablenayLe Vaubenois Saumur-Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Le Vaubenois Saumur-Champigny
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Vaubenois Saumur-Champigny
Original food and wine pairings with Le Vaubenois Saumur-Champigny
The Le Vaubenois Saumur-Champigny of Winery Jean Sablenay matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, ideas for savoury pancake toppings or duck with orange and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Sablenay's Le Vaubenois 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.
Informations about the Winery Jean Sablenay
The Winery Jean Sablenay is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 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: Light (taste of)
Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.
