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• bevetroppo Likes this wine: 89 points

  February 7, 2024 - Judging by the almost unreadable label, you could be forgiven for thinking the producers of this delicious chenin were so modest they didn't want you to know what it was or who made it. Simply labeled Anjou, all the other key data is practically invisible, at least to me!
  
  It's a gleaming gold color, and maybe there's a little stuff in the glass, but the somewhat more readable back label tells us it's biodynamically farmed, with "long fermentation" and "non-chaptalized, in an "artisan small production" process. Not to worry.
  
  Rich, compelling nose, bruised apple, honey, lanolin, ripe autumn pear, and a whiff of oxidation. Mouth-coating and long, the flavors cascade over the palate, dominated by the ripe cider impression honey, and a mineral, near metal sensation toward the dry, balanced finish. It reminds me of Vouvray, and I have no doubt well-stored it will last quite awhile.
  
  Purely by accident, I noticed as I was preparing to enter my note that this producer makes several wines in the Coteaux du Layon, an occasion for an aha moment given the region's reputation for sweet wines. You'd certainly never know it from the rest of the label.

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