The Domaine de Rocfontaine of Saumur-Champigny of Loire Valley

Domaine de Rocfontaine - L'Orée du Bois Saumur
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 58 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur-Champigny in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine de Rocfontaine is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Saumur-Champigny to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Rocfontaine wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Rocfontaine wines in Saumur-Champigny among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Rocfontaine 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 Domaine de Rocfontaine wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de Rocfontaine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Rocfontaine

How Domaine de Rocfontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, barbecued mackerel papillotes or scallops in coral sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Rocfontaine.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Saumur-Champigny

The wine region of Saumur-Champigny is located in the region of Saumur of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Clos Rougeard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur-Champigny are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur-Champigny often reveals types of flavors of smoke, grass or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oil or banana.

In the mouth of Saumur-Champigny is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 214 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur-Champigny, producing 526 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur-Champigny go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Domaine de Rocfontaine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Rocfontaine

How Domaine de Rocfontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), light stuffed tomatoes or duck breast with red fruits.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Rocfontaine

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.29/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.06/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Rocfontaine.

  • Cabernet Franc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Rocfontaine

Planning a wine route in the of Saumur-Champigny? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Rocfontaine.

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.

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The word of the wine: Hard

A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.