Chateau de Plaisance Anjou Blanc l'Anjou Blanc 2023 Color:White this combines Valpolicella Ripasso's usual

this combines Valpolicella Ripasso's usual suite of baking spices and figs with crunchy fresh berries

where the specific soil and aspect of the vineyard makes for Chenin Blanc with heretofore unplumbed depth and acidity like the heart of a dying star

a whistling wind that meanders throughout the gently rolling countryside of Southwest France

Drink or hold

this is still the perfect choice so long as the sun is out

Chateau de Plaisance Anjou Blanc l'Anjou Blanc 2023 Color:White this combines Valpolicella Ripasso's usualThe 2023 vintage of Vanessa Cherruau's incredible Chenin Blanc from Chateau de Plaisance is arriving in just a few weeks. I've included a more detailed story of the winery below if you want to get into the weeds, but the very short story is this. Vanessa Cherruau took over a vineyard in the Quarts de Chaume of Anjou historically a center for botrytis infused sweet chenin and began making intensely concentrated dry wines on the hill, where the specific