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ANJOU AND SAUMUR WHITE WINES,<br />
OR CHENIN IN ALL ITS GLORY<br />
BY NICOLAS RADUGET<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS: © CHÂTEAU D’ÉPIRÉ -<br />
© DOMAINE DES BAUMARD - © DOMAINE DE<br />
LA BOUGRIE - © DOMAINE DES CLAVIÈRES -<br />
© DOMAINE LAVIGNE<br />
At the crossroads between Brittany and France’s more continental<br />
regions, Anjou certainly did not draw the short straw. Its vineyards,<br />
divided between what is commonly referred to as black schist-clad<br />
Anjou and its white limestone alter ego, thrive along and around the<br />
banks of the Loire and its tributaries the Thouet, Layon and Aubance.<br />
Over 2,000 winegrowers call the area home, and have often done so<br />
for generations, producing every style of wine, both still and sparkling.<br />
THE VILLAGE OF ÉPIRÉ<br />
84 WINTER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE <strong>FR</strong>ENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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