Wine Tasting with the Winemaker at Domaine Beaumont Distré-Saumur
This is an immersive experience of wine, craft, and passion. Together with Gérald, a bilingual English-French winemaker, enjoy a vineyard visit, a wine tasting of 9 w...
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Structure
Critic scores
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Scallops Named by the estate. A rich, wood-aged Chenin matches sweet shellfish.More wines for scallops →
- Saint-Maure de Touraine goat cheese Named by the estate. Chenin acidity against local chèvre.More wines for lamb →
- Roast chicken Wood-aged white suits roast poultry.More wines for chicken and white meat →
History
Foudre is Château du Hureau's Saumur blanc fermented dry with indigenous yeasts in foudres and/or 600 litre barrels, from Chenin Blanc vines averaging 30 years on deep clay-limestone, farmed organically since 2005.
- 2005Château du Hureau begins organic farming
Facts
- Producer
- Château du Hureau · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chenin Blanc
- Classification
- Saumur AOC
- Oak
- Pressed on arrival, settled 24 hours, fermented dry with indigenous yeasts in foudres and/or 600 litre barrels, malolactic avoided where possible, 11 to 18 months in large wood
- Organic
- ECOCERT
Frequently asked about Saumur Blanc Foudre
What does Saumur Blanc Foudre taste like?
The estate gives no flavour descriptors; it is a dry, barrel-fermented Chenin raised 11 to 18 months in large wooden barrels.
What food pairs with Saumur Blanc Foudre?
The estate associates it with scallops, or Saint-Maure de Touraine goat cheese.
What grapes are in Saumur Blanc Foudre?
It is Chenin Blanc from deep clay-limestone, vines averaging 30 years, labelled Saumur AOC.
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