Château de VilleneuveVieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Saumur-Champigny of Château de Villeneuve in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of minerality, vanilla or leather and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal.
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 Château de Villeneuve matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or rabbit in white wine (casserole).
Details and technical informations about Château de Villeneuve'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 Château de Villeneuve are 2005, 2006, 2017, 2011 and 2016.
Informations about the Château de Villeneuve
The Château de Villeneuve is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Sensory analysis
Technical name of the tasting.
