The Winery Richou of Saumur of Loire Valley

Winery Richou - Anjou-Villages 'Brissac'
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 79 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Richou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Richou wines

Looking for the best Winery Richou wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Richou 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 Richou wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Richou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Richou

How Winery Richou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), lamb in spicy sauce or croziflette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Richou

On the nose the red wine of Winery Richou. often reveals types of flavors of earth, earthy or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Richou

  • 2017With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Richou.

  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saumur

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.

The top white wines of Winery Richou

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Richou

How Winery Richou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna gratin, zucchini quiche or bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Richou

On the nose the white wine of Winery Richou. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Richou. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Richou

  • 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Richou.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Richou

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Richou

How Winery Richou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, niçoise salad or cuttlefish rust from my grandmother in sète.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Richou

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Richou. often reveals types of flavors of cream, apples or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Richou. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Richou

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Richou.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Old vines

There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.

The top pink wines of Winery Richou

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Richou

How Winery Richou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with alfredo sauce, nanie's diced ham quiche or tuna wraps.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Richou

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Richou.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Richou

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 Winery Richou.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Richou and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Old vines

There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.