Wine in Anjou

Discover Petit Clocher Anjou Blanc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

70% Chenin, 30% Cabernet Franc Climate: The micro-climate of the Saumur region is the hottest and driest in the entire Loire Valley. Vinification: There are one or two selections by hand, harvesting in small crates when the grapes are just ripe in order to keep the freshness and fruit. Slow and soft pneumatic pressing so as to extract the juice without the bitterness of the pits, and fermentation and malo in tanks before putting in old oak barrels. Maturation: After blending, the wine is matured in oak casks 3 to 5 years old to gain its velvety without the wooden aromas. The bottling is the next spring, with a period "sur lattes" of 2,5 to 3 years. Service: Serve chilled, as an "apéritif" with toasts of fresh goat cheese and figs marmelade, or with a whole refined meal such as eggplant caviar, gaspacho, and fish mousseline.

Discover Domaine des Ruettes Saumur-Champigny Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

This is an enjoyable, easy to drink Chenin Blanc coming from several different plots averaging 45 years. Soil is dominated by shale. Vinification process: skin maceration for 24 hours, prefermentary operations under an inert gas environment (CO2), following by low-temperature vinification (14-15°C) in order to preserve the full aroma of the grape. Maturing on fine lees for three months to develop its fatness and roundness. Wine and food pairing: During the vinification process, we have chosen to focus on the freshness and fruitiness, that is why the dry Anjou will suit perfectly with your fish and shellfish dishes. It can also pair well with your appetizers.

Discover Chevalier De Grenelle Cuvee Reserve Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

This Cabernet Franc is a lively expression of the variety with powerful fruity aromas of black fruits like black cherry and mulberry. The wine’s softer structure balances integrated tannins with spice detail along the edge. Harvested by hand, the destemmed grapes were fermented using native yeasts with more of an infusion maceration style than extraction in the tank. Bottled without filtration or fining.

Discover Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Les Ligeriens Rosé D’anjou Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Elegant ruby color with purple tints. The nose is fresh and pleasant with strawberry, blackcurrant and spices aromas (pepper). In the mouth, the entry is tender and elegant then ample and harmonious with silky tannins. An elegant red wine, fruity, light, easy to drink. This wine will pair well with red meat, white meat, salads, cheeses and red fruits dessert. Perfect to accompany barbecues.

Discover Thierry Germain Saumur Blanc Cuvee Soliterre 2013 Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Grolleau, Gamay Brilliant pink color. Fruit driven with wild strawberries and cherry aromas. Soft and smooth on the palate with a long refreshing finish. To enjoyed as an aperitif or with salads, exotic food, sushi. Best served between 46°F and 50°F. Vegan Friendly.

Discover Manoir De La Tete Rouge Saumur Rouge 2015 Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc ‘A Francoise’ Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Louis Laurent Rosé Anjou Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Floral aromas followed by zesty acidity and a little honey, white peach and a textured mount-feel. Fresh with lively fruit and a gentle influence of oak. This combines lovely honeyed richness with zesty and fresh acidity.

From 100% hand-harvested Chenin Blanc, organically grown on the stony clay over schist hillsides of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné in Anjou's Layon Valley. Unlike Thierry Germain's vineyards in Saumur, where limestone dominates, the vineyards of western Anjou are influenced by the schistous, volcanic soils of the Armorican Massif. It's this type of rock that imparts a pungent, stony bite to the dry Chenin of this region. This handy value example was vinified in 2 to 4 year old 400-litre casks, and delivers a crunchy, racy wine with fresh apple, pear skin and smoky notes. It's tightly wound, fresh and pure and very smashable. Plenty of energy, refreshment and value on offer here.

Discover Domaine des Grillemonts Saumur Rosé Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Nicolas Réau Anjou Rouge Enlèvement Demande Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Cht D’epire Savennieres Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Location: Saumur, Loire Valley Size: 14.5 ha (35.83 ac) Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc Viticulture: Organic (since 2003) Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, indigenous yeasts, no new oak except Arboises (80% new) and Brézé (40%), no fining, filtration if needed. When one has been at something for a long time, there is no greater gift than to find oneself as dumbstruck as a novice, deeply moved by the discovery of something truly profound. The hill of Brézé in Saumur has been such a discovery for us. On this hill, chenins taste like none other in the Loire. They are so uncompromising, so violently assertive, so brilliantly mineral, it reminds us of the first time we were confronted by the Mosel. The great Curnonsky, a Loire native, considered Brézé to be one of the most important terroirs in the Loire valley. No [expletive] kidding. Romain Guiberteau owns some of the best land in Brézé, and makes dry chenins of punk rock violence, yet of Bach-like logic and profoundness. He is creating quite a stir. Founded at the beginning of the XXth century by Clément Manguin, Romain’s great grandfather, the domaine was then passed on to Clément’s son in law, Robert Guiberteau, a talented winemaker and one of the founding members of the cave cooperative of Saumur. In 1954, recognizing the great potential of this terroir, Robert purchased several hectares on the hill of Brézé, in particular the Clos des Carmes, considered by legendary gourmet Curnonsky as one of the grand crus of the Loire Valley. When Robert retired in 1976 none of his children wanted to take over and the domaine was farmed out. In 1996, at the end of a lease cycle, Romain Guiberteau, who was flailing as a law student, decided to take over the management of his family’s vineyards rather than see the leases renewed. The following year, under the mentoring of Clos Rougeard’s Nady Foucault, Romain made 5000 bottles of red wine that he managed to sell easily. The success convinced him to pursue a qualitative approach to winemaking and to gradually take back his grapes from the cooperative. The domaine is 9.4 hectares (under plantation, there is 12 hectares total), 7 of which are located in the great terroir of Brézé. A little more than half of the surface is planted to Chenin with the remainder planted to Cabernet Franc. Age of vines varies between 4 and 80 years old, with a hefty proportion of old vines. In 2000, Romain converted the vineyards to organic management and in 2003 he began the process towards the AB organic certification, obtaining it in 2007. In only a few years, Domaine Guiberteau has become one of the most sought after domaines in Saumur, their wines already stringently allocated and found in the best restaurants in France.