CREMANT DE LOIRE

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CREMANT DE LOIRE

Production Region

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The Saumur area incorporates the very best conditions for producing sparkling wine. Fresh wine is made from grapes grown on the slopes, and readily takes on a light sparkle; cellars for maturing the wine are dug directly into the tuffeau hillsides, and, at the foot of the hill, the river Loire waits to transport  the wines to their final destination. 

Climate

Clima

Temperate oceanic climate. A continental influence on the plots furthest from the Loire.

Soil types

Chalky limestone tuffeau Dark schist soils ("Anjou Noir")

Varietals

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White: chenin, chardonnay, orbois

Red: cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, pineau d'aunis, grolleau (black and grey) and pinot noir

Colour(s) and Style(s)

Sparkling white and rosé 

Annual Production*

147 700 hl

or around 19 693 330 bottles

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Producers

320

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Basic Yield

 74 hl/ha

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Conservation

6°- 8°

elevage 2 à 3 yers

Food and Wine Parings

Menu
Aperatif

Canapés

Main Course

Seafood and shellfish

White Meats served in Sauce

Desert

Desserts

Degustation
Look

White: Translucent with hints of straw-yellow and grey, and a glimmer of gold.

Rosé: Salmon pink with cherry highlights. 

Nose

White: White fruit, lemon balm, hazelnuts and almonds, with a hint of toast and vanilla

Rosé: Juicy red berries

Palate

White :Fine, elegant and fresh

Rosé : show a good hint of tannin. 

* Annual average over the last 5 years

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