Structure

Bodymedium
Tanninlow
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Latest scored vintage 2020: best 2023 to 2035.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 yrs

Critic scores

CriticVintageScore
Vinous reviewed 2023202093/100

Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.

In the glass

Medium-bodiedLow tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: white peach, honeysuckle, lemon, stone

Palate: citrus, stone fruit, saline mineral, honey

Single-vineyard Anjou Blanc from a fractured basalt parcel atop the hillside. Microclimate warmth gives the wine ripe stone fruit; basalt bedrock keeps chalk minerality.

What it pairs with

  • Pike-perch with beurre blanc
    Loire freshwater fish in butter sauce meets the wine's stone-fruit depth and saline lift.
  • Roast capon with truffles
    White-meat poultry and earthy truffle bridge to the wine's stone-fruit and basalt mineral.
  • Lobster thermidor
    Creamy gratin shellfish demands the wine's body, stone fruit and saline finish.
  • Aged Comté
    Hazelnut crystallisation in 24+ month Comté finds the wine's stone fruit and honey lift.

History

Les Rouannières is one of Pierre-Bise's finest single-vineyards. The parcel sits at the crest of the hillside on fractured basalts with a 20-kilometre view facing south, in a microclimate warmer than surroundings.

  1. 1995: Single-vineyard Les Rouannières bottling established by Claude Papin

Facts

Producer
Château Pierre-Bise · visiting guide
Grapes
Chenin Blanc (100%)
Classification
Anjou AOC
Oak
Fermented in older oak barrels and demi-muids; aged around 12 months on fine lees
ABV
13.5%
Price
EUR 25 to 40 at retail
Drinking window
3-15 from vintage
First vintage
1995
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Vegan
Yes (no animal-derived fining)

Frequently asked about Anjou Blanc Les Rouannières

What does Pierre-Bise Les Rouannières taste like?

White peach, honeysuckle, lemon and stone on the nose; citrus, stone fruit, saline mineral and honey on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long, layered finish.

When should I drink Les Rouannières?

Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The basalt-and-clay terroir gives the wine ageing capacity; mature bottles develop honey, stone-fruit and waxy depth.

Where is Les Rouannières grown?

At the crest of the hillside in the Anjou AOC, on fractured basalts with thin clay over a south-facing exposure and a microclimate warmer than surroundings.

Is Pierre-Bise Les Rouannières vegan?

Yes. The estate is organic-certified and the wines are produced without animal-derived fining agents.

Tags

chenin blanc dry high acid medium body medium term mood elegant mood savoury occasion cellar occasion dinner party occasion special old world organic pairs with aged cheese pairs with poultry pairs with shellfish pairs with white fish price trade up single vineyard still white vegan

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