Winery Le Prieure d'AunisVieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
The Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny of Winery Le Prieure d'Aunis matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of caramelized lamb mice, zucchini quiche or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Le Prieure d'Aunis's Vieilles Vignes 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 Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny from Winery Le Prieure d'Aunis are 2020, 2017, 2019, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Le Prieure d'Aunis
The Winery Le Prieure d'Aunis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Paille (wine of)
A sweet wine obtained by passerillage after harvesting bunches of grapes placed on racks or hung in well-ventilated premises.
