Discover the top 100 best red wines of Anjou of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Anjou and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Loire mosaic between schist (black Anjou) and tuffeau (white Anjou): signature Chenin as the white king (≥80%) — dry to sweet with notes of citrus, apple, pear, quince, mirabelle, honey and a mineral touch, racy natural acidity and great ageing on the best. Cabernet Franc in fruity, supple reds (strawberry, cherry, raspberry, violet) and in indulgent off-dry rosés. Grolleau and Pineau d'Aunis as support. AOC of Maine-et-Loire, mild oceanic climate, moderate yields.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
red wines from the region of Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef luc lake, moroccan style leg of lamb or monkfish with curry.
On the nose in the region of Anjou often reveals types of flavors of plum, black fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal. In the mouth in the region of Anjou is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
