France — wine

Anjou

The historic heart of the Loire Valley wine country, centred on Angers and encompassing the Layon, Aubance and Saumur sub-regions. Anjou produces an extraordinary range of styles — bone-dry to lusciously sweet whites from Chenin Blanc, elegant reds from Cabernet Franc, and some of France's finest sweet wines from the Coteaux du Layon. The diversity of schist, tuffeau and volcanic soils creates remarkable terroir variation.

Year Rating Notes
2023 Fresh and vibrant for drier styles; excellent botrytis development for Coteaux du Layon
2022 Concentrated and rich with fine natural sugar in sweet cuvées; superb across all Anjou styles
2021 Elegant and precise; a benchmark for dry Anjou Blanc and Savennières
2020 Outstanding sweet wine year with superb noble rot concentration; among Anjou's finest for Coteaux du Layon
2019 Classic balance of richness and acidity across all styles from dry to lusciously sweet