The wine region of Jasnières is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Pierre Robinot or the Domaine de Bellivière produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jasnières are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Pineau d'Aunis, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jasnières often reveals types of flavors of apples, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, tropical fruit or oaky.
In the mouth of Jasnières is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 18 estates and châteaux in the of Jasnières, producing 55 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Jasnières go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...
Moneypenny, James Bond, Q. Not a bad trio for your wine to share the screen with in its latest cameo. I’ll try not to give too many spoilers if you haven’t yet seen No Time To Die, but I don’t think it gives too much away to say that Bond can’t resist swiping two generous glasses of Château Angélus (2005, although you don’t see the vintage on screen) for himself and Moneypenny from a bottle that Q had carefully opened for his date later that night. This is the third Bond film in which Angélus ha ...
Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...
