Saumur-Champigny AOC

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Saumur-Champigny AOC is a renowned red wine appellation in France’s Loire Valley, celebrated for its Cabernet Franc–based wines that are typically elegant, aromatic, and fresh.

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Saumur-Champigny AOC canonical 4

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instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
authorizedGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Pineau d’Aunis ⓘ
climate cool climate ⓘ
climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country France ⓘ
foodPairing charcuterie ⓘ
grilled meats ⓘ
soft cheeses ⓘ
grapeColor black grapes ⓘ
grapeRequirement predominantly Cabernet Franc ⓘ
knownFor Cabernet Franc–based wines ⓘ
locatedIn Anjou-Saumur wine region ⓘ
linked to: Loire wine region

Loire Valley ⓘ
Maine-et-Loire department ⓘ
near town of Saumur ⓘ
linked to: Saumur
partOf Loire red wine appellations ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
regionSpecialty light to medium-bodied red wines ⓘ
regulates grape varieties ⓘ
minimum alcohol level ⓘ
viticultural practices ⓘ
winemaking practices ⓘ
yields ⓘ
reputation renowned Loire Valley red wine appellation ⓘ
servingSuggestion served slightly chilled ⓘ
soilType clay-limestone ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
tuffeau limestone ⓘ
styleCharacteristic aromatic ⓘ
elegant ⓘ
fresh ⓘ
typicalAroma floral notes ⓘ
herbal notes ⓘ
red fruit ⓘ
typicalStructure lively acidity ⓘ
medium-bodied ⓘ
typicalTanninLevel moderate tannins ⓘ
wineColor red ⓘ
wineType still wine ⓘ

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Loire Valley vineyards → notableAppellation → Saumur-Champigny AOC ⓘ
Anjou wine appellations → includesAppellation → Saumur-Champigny AOC ⓘ
Saumur → wineRegion → Saumur-Champigny AOC ⓘ
Saumur AOC → overlapsWith → Saumur-Champigny AOC ⓘ