Valentine’s wine gift: best Loire Valley wines for a romantic tasting

Tired of crowded candlelit restaurants? This year, celebrate Valentine’s Day differently with our special couples’ wine tasting gift set.

With a Valentine’s wine gift from Domaine de Rocheville, treat yourself to an unforgettable moment together. Experience a Loire Valley wine tasting that will awaken both your taste buds and your connection!

A couple’s guide to discovering Loire Valley wines

From sparkling Crémant that fizzes like your eyes when gazing at your loved one, to Saumur Champigny that warms the heart… Our Valentine’s gift set is like Cupid with a corkscrew! A selection designed to create an intimate and delicious moment exploring Saumur’s finest appellations.

Creating your tasting haven

The art of wine tasting is also about setting the perfect mood. Here’s how to transform your living room into a cozy nest for gustatory discoveries:

• Choose a quiet, comfortable spot. Turn off screens and silence phones (messages can wait!)

Set a beautiful table with a nice tablecloth to enhance the sharing experience

• Use dimmed lighting for intimacy while keeping enough light to observe the wine’s color

• Serve wines at proper temperatures: Crémant chilled like a first date (6-8°C), white wine relaxed like a romantic dinner (8-12°C), and red wine warm like a fireside evening (16-18°C)

• Select jazz or lounge music for a soft, romantic atmosphere

• Prepare water and plain bread to cleanse your palate between tastings

The right glass for each wine

Glass choice influences aroma perception and wine structure. For optimal tasting, choose glasses suited to each wine type:

• For red Loire wine (Saumur Champigny, Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil): Opt for a wider stemmed glass

• For sparkling Loire wine (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray, Saumur Brut): Use a tall flute or slightly flared cup

• For dry white Loire wine (Saumur Blanc, Savennières): Choose a stemmed glass with medium opening

Three steps to wine tasting as a couple

Look at the wine: the visual first date

• Tilt glass over white surface to observe color and intensity
• Note age indicators: green/yellow/orange tints for whites, purple/ruby/brick for reds

Smell before tasting: the olfactory prelude

• First nose: Let aromas come naturally
• Swirl glass to release full bouquet: ripe fruits, subtle spices, mineral notes

Tasting: a gustatory dialogue

Share and compare impressions

First sip: Let the wine embrace your palate like a whispered secret.

Second sip: Analyze, feel. Flavors (sweet, salty, acidic, bitter), aromas, tactile sensations (tingling, dryness…).

A good wine is like a great novel: it is read, savored, and shared. Compare your impressions!

And now, let your taste journey through the Loire begin!

Loire Valley wines tasting sequence

Organic Crémant de Loire: start your tasting with finesse

Want to add some sparkle to your Valentine’s Day? Nothing sets the mood quite like the pop of a cork to kick off the celebration!

La Favorite, our organic Crémant de Loire, made from 100% Chenin Blanc, is your number one romantic ally! With its bright golden hue and delicate, fine bubbles dancing in your glass, it’s the perfect prelude to an unforgettable evening.

Floral notes and white fruit aromas, a fresh minerality awakening your senses—La Favorite is a promise of elegance, with that unique Loire Valley soul.

Close your eyes, let your taste buds guide you, and try to capture its nuances together.

Food pairing? Go for light bites that echo its freshness: crispy mini quiches, cheese puffs, seafood, or parmesan crisps.

Organic Saumur Blanc: continue with elegance

Now, let’s turn to La Dame, our organic Saumur Blanc, your passport to Chenin Blanc’s sensuality.

With its beautiful golden robe and ripe white fruit aromas, it takes you on a gustatory waltz, ending in an unexpectedly fresh finish.

On the palate, it’s a true love declaration: generous, voluptuous, and enveloping.

This cuvée pairs beautifully with smoked salmon, foie gras toast, sushi, creamy goat cheese, or aged Comté.

Organic Saumur Champigny: the passionate moment

It’s time to taste Le Roi, a Saumur Champigny from old vines, made from 100% Cabernet Franc, expressing the full nobility of its terroir.

With its deep garnet hue and brilliant reflections, it has a commanding presence. On the nose, it reveals an aromatic bouquet of ripe red fruits, chocolate notes, and sweet spices.

On the palate, it offers a silky texture and polished tannins, enhanced by the signature minerality of the region’s limestone soils.

Le Roi is the perfect balance of strength and the refined elegance of a true gentleman.

For a divine food and wine pairing, serve it with duck breast, beef fillet, or a platter of aged cheeses such as Saint-Nectaire, Neufchâtel, or cumin-infused Munster.

Our Valentine’s wine gift : heart-melting price

Experience a romantic escape through Saumur vineyards with Domaine de Rocheville’s Valentine’s Selection.

At just €16.50 per bottle of organic wine, enjoy a gourmet couple’s tasting in your home!

Set includes : Loire Valley wines

• 2 bottles Saumur Champigny “Le Roi” 2020 (100% Cabernet Franc, 2 years oak aging)

• 2 bottles Crémant de Loire “La Favorite” 2020 (100% Chenin, 6 months barrel aging)

• 2 bottles Saumur Blanc “La Dame” 2022 (100% Chenin, 1 year oak aging)

Ready to transform your Valentine’s Day into an unforgettable culinary journey?

⚠️ Don’t wait to reserve yours and surprise your special someone on February 14th!

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