Anjou AOC Anjou Noir (Sec)

Domaine Belargus

The opening salvo from Belargus's strictly Chenin focused estate. While the name Anjou Noir refers to the soils of the western portion of Anjou where black schist dominates the soils, this cuvée is the combination of four distinct parcels close to the village of Saint-Lambert du Lattray of which black schist is naturally found along with soils dominated by serpentine pudding stones and various proportions of clay and sand. As such, the wine is a representation of Chenin grown throughout the western Anjou, albeit at a level of precision and complexity rarely encountered at the beginning of a tasting. After a short decant, the 2020 blossoms into refined and refreshing aromas of ripe but delicate pear. On the palate, it is a beautifully balanced and dry Chenin with serious structure and lingering tannin and salinity. The wine is juicy but not overly fruity and showing immense complexity and age worthiness, regardless of being the first wine in the range. A fabulous, rather delicate and finessed Chenin!

Country:  France

Region:  Anjou, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Anjou AOC

Climate:  Cool Oceanic climate

Altitude:  12 - 77m

Soils:  Black schists of the Amorican Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Hand picked. Fermentation with indigenous / native yeast.

Ageing:  Aged 13 months on the gross lees French oak demi-muids (600L) and barriques (228L) (average age of oak is 5 years), unfined, slight filtration at time of bottling (dieselgur diatomite)

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Biodynamic. Anjou Noir blends different south- and north-facing schist vineyards in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, on the Anjou Noir's black schists.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  872227

About the Producer

Ivan Massonnat, Adrien Moreau, Jo Pithon


Anjou & Savennières, Loire Valley, France

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Anjou AOC Anjou Noir (Sec)
Domaine Belargus

Country:  France

Region:  Anjou, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Anjou AOC

The opening salvo from Belargus's strictly Chenin focused estate. While the name Anjou Noir refers to the soils of the western portion of Anjou where black schist dominates the soils, this cuvée is the combination of four distinct parcels close to the village of Saint-Lambert du Lattray of which black schist is naturally found along with soils dominated by serpentine pudding stones and various proportions of clay and sand. As such, the wine is a representation of Chenin grown throughout the western Anjou, albeit at a level of precision and complexity rarely encountered at the beginning of a tasting. After a short decant, the 2020 blossoms into refined and refreshing aromas of ripe but delicate pear. On the palate, it is a beautifully balanced and dry Chenin with serious structure and lingering tannin and salinity. The wine is juicy but not overly fruity and showing immense complexity and age worthiness, regardless of being the first wine in the range. A fabulous, rather delicate and finessed Chenin!

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Cool Oceanic climate

Altitude:  12 - 77m

Soils:  Black schists of the Amorican Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Hand picked. Fermentation with indigenous / native yeast.

Ageing:  Aged 13 months on the gross lees French oak demi-muids (600L) and barriques (228L) (average age of oak is 5 years), unfined, slight filtration at time of bottling (dieselgur diatomite)

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Biodynamic. Anjou Noir blends different south- and north-facing schist vineyards in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, on the Anjou Noir's black schists.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  872227

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

Anjou AOC Anjou Noir (Sec)
Domaine Belargus
The opening salvo from Belargus's strictly Chenin focused estate. While the name Anjou Noir refers to the soils of the western portion of Anjou where black schist dominates the soils, this cuvée is the combination of four distinct parcels close to the village of Saint-Lambert du Lattray of which black schist is naturally found along with soils dominated by serpentine pudding stones and various proportions of clay and sand. As such, the wine is a representation of Chenin grown throughout the western Anjou, albeit at a level of precision and complexity rarely encountered at the beginning of a tasting. After a short decant, the 2020 blossoms into refined and refreshing aromas of ripe but delicate pear. On the palate, it is a beautifully balanced and dry Chenin with serious structure and lingering tannin and salinity. The wine is juicy but not overly fruity and showing immense complexity and age worthiness, regardless of being the first wine in the range. A fabulous, rather delicate and finessed Chenin!

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Anjou, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Anjou AOC

Climate:  Cool Oceanic climate

Altitude:  12 - 77m

Soils:  Black schists of the Amorican Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Hand picked. Fermentation with indigenous / native yeast.

Ageing:  Aged 13 months on the gross lees French oak demi-muids (600L) and barriques (228L) (average age of oak is 5 years), unfined, slight filtration at time of bottling (dieselgur diatomite)

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Biodynamic. Anjou Noir blends different south- and north-facing schist vineyards in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, on the Anjou Noir's black schists.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  872227

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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780-203-5284

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306-290-0277

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