Appellation · AOC · Anjou-Saumur
Saumur
An appellation of the Loire Valley, in the Anjou-Saumur. Its specification allows sparkling wines.
- Sparkling
- 49261
- Argenton-l'Église
- Artannes-sur-Thouet
- Aubigné-sur-Layon
- Berrie
- Brion-près-Thouet
- Brissac Loire Aubance
- Brossay
- Cernusson
- Chacé
- Cizay-la-Madeleine
- Cléré-sur-Layon
- Coudray-Macouard
- Courchamps
- Curçay-sur-Dive
- Dénezé-sous-Doué
- Distré
- Doué-en-Anjou
- Épieds
- Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
- Glénouze
- Lys-Haut-Layon
- Montilliers
- Montreuil-Bellay
- Montsoreau
- Parnay
- Passavant-sur-Layon
- Pouançay
- Puy-Notre-Dame
- Ranton
- Rou-Marson
- Saint-Just-sur-Dive
- Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais
- Saint-Macaire-du-Bois
- Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon
- Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay
- Sainte-Verge
- Saix
- Saumur
- Souzay-Champigny
- Ternay
- Terranjou
- Thouars
- Tourtenay
- Trois-Moutiers
- Tuffalun
- Turquant
- Ulmes
- Val en Vignes
- Varrains
- Vaudelnay
Authorised grape varieties
+ as secondary grapes: cabernet-sauvignon, pineau d’aunis, chenin, chardonnay, sauvignon, gamay, grolleau gris, grolleau, pinot noir
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
11.2 °C→ 12.6 °C
Summer, average temperature
19.4 °C→ 21.7 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
0.9→ 5.1
Average of the 51 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Saumur AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialSaumur, from its trade bodyInterLoire (Vins de Loire) · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Saumur
- Coteaux de Saumur13 km
- Anjou15 km
- Cabernet d'Anjou15 km
- Rosé d'Anjou15 km
- Saumur-Champigny19 km
- Bonnezeaux20 km