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Anjou

The Loire Valley in central France is home to numerous important appellations and sub-appellations. Its 185,000 vineyard acres include 87 appellations in Anjou, Samur, Touraine and Chinon, among other areas. The Loire River, which stretches from Nantes on the Atlantic Coast to Orleans, about 80 miles south of Paris, has been a boon to winemaking in the region ever since the Romans planted vineyards some 2,000 years ago. The river moderates the climate in the Loire Valley, which in the 11th and 12th centuries produced wine that was more prized than the wines of Bordeaux or Burgundy. Today the Loire Valley is best known for its white wines, though it actually produces as much red and white wine. The prestigious white wines of the region are Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Muscadet and Vouvray. The white grapes most frequently grown are Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Melon de Bourgogne. The best red wines are typically Cabernet Franc or Gamay. Though Loire Valley wines are widely admired in France, outside of the country they suffer from a lack of recognition. In writing about Loire wines, Hugh Johnson has noted that the “classic word for them is charming; the classic mystery that they are not more appreciated outside of France.”

1999 Domaine Delesvaux Coteaux du Layon Selection des Grains Nobles

500ml

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  99   

1996 Domaine Delesvaux Les Essards Cuvee Anthologie

500ml

Light capsule condition issue; elevated cork; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WA  97-99   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WA  96   
2 available
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1990 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  96   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Lightly elevated cork; 3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WA  96   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Light label condition issue

WA  96   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  96   

1997 Domaine des Petits Quarts Bonnezeaux Le Malabé

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
2 available
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1997 Rene Renou Bonnezeaux Cuvee Anne

500ml

WA  95   
2 available
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1997 Rene Renou Bonnezeaux Cuvee Anne

500ml

Light capsule condition issue

WA  95   

1997 Pierre Bise Quarts de Chaumes

500ml

WA  94   
WS  94   
3 available
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1997 Pierre Bise Quarts de Chaumes

500ml

Light capsule condition issue

WA  94   
WS  94   

1997 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage

WA  94   
WS  91   
4 available
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1997 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume

Light label condition issue

WA  94   
WS  91   
2 available
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1990 Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon Clos de Sainte Catherine

Lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WA  93   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon Clos de Sainte Catherine

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WA  93   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon Clos de Sainte Catherine

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WA  93   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon Clos de Sainte Catherine

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

WA  93   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon Clos de Sainte Catherine

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WA  93   

1990 Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon Clos de Sainte Catherine

Light capsule condition issue; 3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WA  93   

1989 Nicolas Joly Savennieres Clos De La Coulee De Serrant

3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WS  92   

2005 Nicolas Joly Savennieres Clos De La Coulee De Serrant

Light label condition issue

WS  92   

1989 Moulin Touchais Côteaux du Layon

Light label condition issue

WA  91   
6 available
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1989 Moulin Touchais Côteaux du Layon

3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

WA  91   

1989 Moulin Touchais Côteaux du Layon

3 cm ullage; label condition issue

WA  91