Château du Hureau

Fours à Chaux Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc

9.024 ratings
9.07 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
Jay Kline

Well gosh...if this isn’t just lovely. This is exactly what I adore about Cab Franc from the Loire. The bouquet is a delight to behold with pretty red fruits and crushed gravel. Lots of texture here with fine tannins. I want more of this in my life.

Well gosh...if this isn’t just lovely. This is exactly what I adore about Cab Franc from the Loire. The bouquet is a delight to behold with pretty red fruits and crushed gravel. Lots of texture here with fine tannins. I want more of this in my life.

Mar 13th, 2019
Leora Pearl Madden

Yes.

Oct 30th, 2016
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

Extraordinary wine at a really reasonable price! Spicy, minty, and floral. On the greener side, but in a pleasant way.
🌿🍅🌷🍄🍒

Extraordinary wine at a really reasonable price! Spicy, minty, and floral. On the greener side, but in a pleasant way.
🌿🍅🌷🍄🍒

Aug 20th, 2015
Erik McLaughlin

Vice President Seven Hills Winery

9.0

Delightful find for a mag at Dylan Prime in NYC.

Delightful find for a mag at Dylan Prime in NYC.

Feb 24th, 2015
Raphael Knapp

Importer Return to Terroir

8.3

Pot au feu pairing: Loire red sounded an obvious choice. Picked up a bottle of Saumur Champ @ Arlequin right after Tosca.

Pot au feu pairing: Loire red sounded an obvious choice. Picked up a bottle of Saumur Champ @ Arlequin right after Tosca.

Dec 3rd, 2012
Brian McMahon

Sales Polaner Selections

From one of the appellation’s leading “terroirs”, a real unofficial “Grand Cru”(there is not yet an official list of “Grands Crus” for Saumur-Champigny). Our “Fours à Chaux” cuvee is one of our 3 special cuvées.
Here, the soil is sand with clay above the tuffeau. Due to the south east exposure and the light texture, the soil warms up easily and manages to give very ripe grapes whatever the vintage.
Age of the vines: from 20 to 50 years old
Aromatic complexity, elegance, light and round tannins are the signature of “Fours à Chaux”.

From one of the appellation’s leading “terroirs”, a real unofficial “Grand Cru”(there is not yet an official list of “Grands Crus” for Saumur-Champigny). Our “Fours à Chaux” cuvee is one of our 3 special cuvées.
Here, the soil is sand with clay above the tuffeau. Due to the south east exposure and the light texture, the soil warms up easily and manages to give very ripe grapes whatever the vintage.
Age of the vines: from 20 to 50 years old
Aromatic complexity, elegance, light and round tannins are the signature of “Fours à Chaux”.

Nov 14th, 2017
Sally Neal

Well. What a delightful wine. Deep burgundy color. Lovely nose. Mild tannins. Will buy again.

Well. What a delightful wine. Deep burgundy color. Lovely nose. Mild tannins. Will buy again.

Feb 11th, 2021
Blake Walker

Loire cab franc. Smooth, medium weight, mild vegetal green bell pepper note on finish (not bad).

Loire cab franc. Smooth, medium weight, mild vegetal green bell pepper note on finish (not bad).

Nov 1st, 2018
Tetsu Nakazawa

Molto buono. Fresca e fruity. Mia moglie piace anche. Magari che sia un po meno caro(sotto venti). Sarebbe meglio di trovare la volta dello sconto. Se vedi sotto venti, compra la botteglia.

Molto buono. Fresca e fruity. Mia moglie piace anche. Magari che sia un po meno caro(sotto venti). Sarebbe meglio di trovare la volta dello sconto. Se vedi sotto venti, compra la botteglia.

Jun 2nd, 2018
Matthew Lief

Always a killer

Always a killer

May 20th, 2017