Chateau de Plaisance 'Sur la Butte' Anjou Rouge, 2023 santa ynez with rigid acidity

with rigid acidity

and Picolit from Northern Italy

with lingering ripe fruits

umami-rich dishes

With only 296 cases produced

Chateau de Plaisance 'Sur la Butte' Anjou Rouge, 2023 santa ynez with rigid acidityEqual parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, from the bottom of the famous Chaume hill in Anjou. Famous for Quartz de Chaume Grand Cru, and almost exclusively sweet wine made from Chenin, this area produces only a handful of dry wine. Vanessa Cherruau purchased this biodynamically farmed estate before it was sold to the local co op, and kept its legacy for producing dry, honestly farmed, Anjou wines. She is unable to label her wines Chaume