Description
Region: Loire, France
Producer: Domaine Belargus
Vintage: 2021
Grape: 100% Chenin Blanc
Type: White Wine
Size: 75CL
Grape: 100% Chenin Blanc
Type: White Wine
Size: 75CL
Notes:
There is a pretty nose here, clean-cut and bursting with freshness. An appealing apricot and peach skin note sits among some more lifted, white blossom and honeysuckle aromas. The palate is rounded and quite broad with plenty of richness. There is more of that slightly tart, tinned peach and pineapple fruit with a string of salinity. There is a slightly toasted almond note towards the finish, which is persistent and long.
Representing the Western part of Anjou, Anjou Noir («Black Anjou») is named after its subsoil. In contrast to Anjou Blanc («White Anjou») laying on limestone in the Saumur area, Anjou Noir lays on schists soils from the Armorican Massif.
The "Anjou Noir" cuvée, resulting from a blend of four plots, representative of the overall Belargus estate, is a pure transcription of Chenin growing on schists rocks.
Vinification takes place with very little intervention (no lee stirring or racking takes place. Fermentation takes place in barrels having been triggered by natural yeasts present on the grape skins. Maturation occurs over one to three years in different containers (228 L and 400 L barrels, and demi-muids (600-litre barrels...). The aim is to craft wine for cellaring that are able to withstand the passing decades.
Food Pairing:
Salads and lighter meat-based dishes, including Ham, Roast Pork, Chicken Kiev, Grouper, Fish & Chips and Shrimp Scampi.