📜 Anjou
The general appellation of Anjou in the Loire Valley: whites from Chenin Blanc and reds from Cabernet Franc.
Anjou is the general appellation of the Anjou area in the Loire valley in western France. It is part of the larger Anjou-Saumur district. The name is protected as a PDO. White, red and rosé wines are made here, both still and sweet.
The main white grape is Chenin Blanc. It gives dry wines with fresh acidity and notes of quince and apple, and in good years sweet ones too. Red wines are made from Cabernet Franc, sometimes with Cabernet Sauvignon. They are light, with notes of red berries and pepper.
Rosé wines are often made from the Grolleau and Grolleau Gris grapes. They can be off-dry and inexpensive. This style was long associated with Anjou.
The soils of the district are schist and limestone. They hold warmth and drain well. Anjou is one of the most varied areas of the Loire: from simple everyday wines to serious aged ones.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Anjou ← main grape of ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Where it is
- 📍 Anjou-Saumur
- Grapes
- 🍇 Grolleau, 🍇 Grolleau Gris
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Chenin Blanc, 🍇 Cabernet Franc, 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, 🍇 Grolleau
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 Rosé
- Related to
- 🍷 Still wine, 🍷 Sweet wine
Frequently asked questions
What wines are made in Anjou?
White from Chenin Blanc, red from Cabernet Franc, rosé and sweet wines.
Where is Anjou?
In the Loire valley in western France, in the Anjou-Saumur district.
What grapes make Anjou rosé?
Often Grolleau and Grolleau Gris.
What to read next
- 🍇 Grolleau — Dark-skinned wine grape from France; one parent is Heunisch Weiss; 33 synonyms in VIVC.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 🍷 Sweet wine — Wines with a lot of grape sugar, from 45 g/l: dried, overripe, botrytised or frozen grapes; EU categories 15 and 16.
Similar
📜 Saumur · 📜 Chinon · 📜 Côtes de Duras · 📜 Bordeaux Supérieur · 📜 Buzet · 📜 Entraygues-Le Fel
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