The roots here dive deep through thin sheets of fine-grained shale and clay deposits
Beautiful harmony and elegant femininity
Yet it doesn't seem in the least decadent - for deep inside the wine is a huge backbone of ripe tannins
a great many pre-phylloxera centurions
Mary Taylor 'Pascal Biotteau' Anjou Blanc, Loire, France 2022 Case (6x750ml) Destinee The roots here dive deepThe Anjou Blanc from Pascal Biotteau is a lovely young example of chenin blanc. The bouquet is bright and nicely high toned in personality out of the blocks, wafting from the glass in a mix of apple, sweet quince, chalky soil tones, a touch of bee pollen and a topnote of white lilies. On the palate the wine is bright, full bodied, focused and rock solid at the core, with excellent transparency and cut, zesty acids and a long, complex and beautifully