Winery Veuve AmiotCuvée Elisabeth Amiot Saumur Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Veuve Amiot's Cuvée Elisabeth Amiot Saumur Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Bourgogne
A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Italy and Switzerland (cantons of Valais and Vaud), and is now clearly on the way out. In these countries, it still exists in the vineyards in the form of isolated strains... in France, it is completely unknown and yet it bears the name of a French wine region. According to A.D.N. analyses (J.F. Vouillamoz), its parents include white gouais, furmint, harslevelu, savagnin blanc, sylvaner, etc.
Informations about the Winery Veuve Amiot
The Winery Veuve Amiot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart
Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.
