Château de Villeneuve

Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc

8.8110 ratings
8.911 pro ratings
Saumur-Champigny, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Maggie Harrison

soft silky classic flavors of Cab Franc- 2014 thoroughly enjoyed 9/2021. balanced. red fruits, long tannins, medium acid, mouth watering. elegant. delicious.

soft silky classic flavors of Cab Franc- 2014 thoroughly enjoyed 9/2021. balanced. red fruits, long tannins, medium acid, mouth watering. elegant. delicious.

Sep 27th, 2021
Chip Hughes

Raspberries, wrapper leaf, touch of attractive and appropriate pyrazene. Good density and richness for such a fresh vintage. M. Chevallier never disappoints.

Raspberries, wrapper leaf, touch of attractive and appropriate pyrazene. Good density and richness for such a fresh vintage. M. Chevallier never disappoints.

Apr 19th, 2019
Chip Hughes

Rich, dense and textbook true-to-type. Raspberry, wrapper leaf, mocha. Tons of extract, fine tannins, plenty of chalky minerality. #saumurchampigny #cabernetfranc

Rich, dense and textbook true-to-type. Raspberry, wrapper leaf, mocha. Tons of extract, fine tannins, plenty of chalky minerality. #saumurchampigny #cabernetfranc

1 person found it helpfulAug 8th, 2017
Kiley Baker

Certified Specialist of Wine/Educator/Owner of Wine Genie LLC

8.6

Chewy cab franc. Well done, under $20. Moore Bros NYC

Chewy cab franc. Well done, under $20. Moore Bros NYC

Nov 8th, 2015
Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

7.8

A bit thin and seemingly winding down. Tannins on the finish seem underripe.

A bit thin and seemingly winding down. Tannins on the finish seem underripe.

Feb 11th, 2015
Fred Fortin

Excellent cabernet franc où se côtoient les arômes végétaux et floraux. Structure irréprochable quoi qu'un peu court.

Excellent cabernet franc où se côtoient les arômes végétaux et floraux. Structure irréprochable quoi qu'un peu court.

Jan 29th, 2015
Drew Falkman

Mmm Loire.

Mmm Loire.

Oct 16th, 2013
Zach Henderson

Collin says raspberry, I say it’s red. Doesn’t dry out the mouth with tannis like a lot of CFs, probably due to age and lack of decantation. Great everyday red.

Collin says raspberry, I say it’s red. Doesn’t dry out the mouth with tannis like a lot of CFs, probably due to age and lack of decantation. Great everyday red.

May 23rd, 2024
Joanne Franzel

Jeff loved it. Seems fruitier than other SC I buy. Nice tannins. Fig?

Jeff loved it. Seems fruitier than other SC I buy. Nice tannins. Fig?

Oct 7th, 2022
edward Simpson

Classic 'lunch wine' very worthy family member to Saumur White, Cremant et al.

Classic 'lunch wine' very worthy family member to Saumur White, Cremant et al.

Dec 23rd, 2021