Château YvonneSaumur-Champigny La Folie
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Gris.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saumur-Champigny La Folie of Château Yvonne in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Saumur-Champigny La Folie
Pairings that work perfectly with Saumur-Champigny La Folie
Original food and wine pairings with Saumur-Champigny La Folie
The Saumur-Champigny La Folie of Château Yvonne matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, creole chipolatas or mixed paella valenciana.
Details and technical informations about Château Yvonne's Saumur-Champigny La Folie.
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 Saumur-Champigny La Folie from Château Yvonne are 2017, 2016, 2018, 2015 and 2012.
Informations about the Château Yvonne
The Château Yvonne is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Film
Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.
