A perfect wine tasting near Angers in the Anjou wine region
Located south of the city of Angers, Anjou is one of the most important wine regions of the Loire Valley. Extending largely over the department…
At sunrise, the Coteaux de l’Aubance shimmer like golden brocade, gently unfolding along the misty banks of the Aubance River—a tributary that has shaped this landscape since the Middle Ages. As early as the 11th century, monks from nearby Saint-Nicolas took to these hillsides, recognizing their peculiar alchemy: morning fogs followed by afternoon sun, ideal for the patient art of noble rot. There’s a quiet irony in how this little-known enclave, nestled just south of Angers, offers one of the Loire’s most refined sweet wines while remaining blissfully off most radars. Here, Chenin blanc reigns supreme, harvested in successive passes, yielding cuvées of remarkable tension—never syrupy, always luminous, balancing quince and spice with a whisper of minerality. Autumn, when the vine leaves burn amber and the fog performs its slow ballet, is the time to visit. Or better yet, to linger.
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Located south of the city of Angers, Anjou is one of the most important wine regions of the Loire Valley. Extending largely over the department…