Anjou

**Anjou** is a large wine district in the middle Loire Valley of western France, centred on the historic city of Angers. **Wines & grapes** — It makes wines in every colour: dry and sweet whites from Chenin Blanc, reds from Cabernet Franc, and a famous range of rosés, including the off-dry Rosé d'Anjou and the pinker, fuller Cabernet d'Anjou. **Character** — Soils shift from dark schist and slate in the west to softer limestone and sandstone in the east, a divide that shapes the wines' weight and mineral feel. The cool, temperate climate gives Chenin its trademark bracing acidity, which underpins everything from crisp dry whites to honeyed dessert wines built to age. **Good to know** — Chenin Blanc's high acidity is what lets Anjou's sweet whites last for decades.

Wines

• Anjou Blanc Sec — Domaine Olivier
• Balade en Chenins — Le Clos Galerne
• Frimas — Château de Bonnezeaux
• L'Échappée — Le Fief Noir
• L'âme de fond Chenin — Le Fief Noir
• La Jalousie — Domaine du Landreau
• Le Clos des Mailles — Pierre Ménard
• Les Fouchardes Blanc — Domaine Mark and Martial Angeli
• Malbec — Domaine des Rochelles
• Montbenault — Thomas Batardière
• Pure Loire Rosé d'Anjou — Famille Bougrier
• Quarts de Gastines — Pierre Ménard
• Soupçon de Fruit — La Chevrais